LAWRENCE  J.  GUTTER 

Collection  of  Chicogoono 

THE    UNIVERSITY   OF   ILLINOIS 
AT  CHICAGO 

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*  J.   E.  QUIGLEY, 

Archiepiscopus  Chicagiensis. 


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"A  new  commandment  I  give  unto  you :    That  you  love 
one  another  as  I  have  loved  you." — John  XIII,  34 


•7\  Little  /y\emoir 

Of  Ihe  Work  /\ccomplish|ecl  by  Ihe 

t(ooa   ^nepnerd    l/uns   in    (  hicaqo 

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During  a  h(alf 
1859-1909 


poole  ("oughlir] 


COPYRIGHT,  1809, 

BV  THE 

SISTERS  OF  THE  GOOD  SHEPHERD, 
CHICAGO,  ILL. 


Compiled  by  the 

SISTERS    OF   THE   HOUSE   OF    THE 
GOOD   SHEPHERD 

Chicago 


DEDICATED  IN  LOVING  FIDELITY  TO  THE  FIRST  FRIEND  AND 

LIFELONG  BENEFACTOR  OF  THE  HOUSE  OF  THE  GOOD 

SHEPHERD    IN    CHICAGO,    THE    LATE    RIGHT 

REVEREND    JAMES    McMuLLEN,    D.    D., 

BISHOP   OF    DAVENPORT,   IOWA. 


®b,?  aubjert  matter  rontainpo  in  ilrr  follow- 
ing narrating  tuaa  glr anro  front  itje  (Enn- 
vtnl  AnnalH  HUpplrmrntrJi  by  ^Iraaant 
auh  tutrrrHting  wiaita  to  tl|r  JQause  at  Ihp  (innb 
i,  upon  tnljtrlj  nrraaiona  tlyp  rn-nprratinn 
^iatrra  luaa  an  gntrnwa,  anft  tbrtr  tyna- 
jjttalttg  ao  htnb  aa  tn  rru&pr  any  labor  inunlupb 
uniuurt Ini  of  ronaibrralton.    3f  tty  writer  mag 
rontinj  in  ang  mraaurr  tb,r  yrarp  ana  aanrtttg  of 
tl)ta  bwrUing,  l|pr  rffort  l|aa  brtn  uiortb, 


BLKSSKD  JOHN    EUDES 
FOUNPKR  OF  THK  ORPKR  OF  OUR  LADY  OF  CHARITY  OF  THK  GOOD  SHKVHKRD 


A  Srirf  &krtrh  of  thr  3Fauudatian  an&  lEarlg  ^istarg  of  t 

©rbrr. 


HE  story  we  would  lay  before  you  found  its  begin- 
ning" in  another  century  and  another  land,  in  the 
heart  of  a  saintly  and  intrepid  priest  of  God  who 
bore  the  rigor  of  criticism,  scoffing  or  coldness  of 
his  brethren,  trial  and  anxiety,  with  the  same  forti- 
tude which  has  characterized  all  spiritual  pioneers  who,  under 
the  guidance  of  the  Holy  Spirit,  have  borne  the  torch  of  wis- 
dom and  understanding  to  a  farther  goal  of  Christianity.  It 
was  in  the  year  1639  that  Blessed  Pere  John  Eudes,  a  mis 
sionary,  and  founder  of  the  Congregation  of  Jesus  and 
Mary,  while  engaged  in  preaching  in  the  town  of  Caen,  won 
by  his  marvelous  zeal  and  eloquence,  a  remarkable  number 
of  converts  among  women  from  a  sinful  and  abandoned  life. 
Assisted  by  a  few  pious  and  charitable  women,  he  found  a 
home  for  his  repentant  children,  which  place  was  termed  a 
"Refuge."  Realizing  their  need  of  religious  ministration  and 
continued  aid  toward  the  goal  of  final  perseverance,  Pere 
Eudes  determined  to  establish  an  order  of  women  who  would 
find  their  vocation  in  the  spiritual  and  temporal  care  of  the 
"lost  sheep,"  and  from  the  small  community  which  first  as- 
sisted him,  developed  the  order  of  "Our  Lady  of  Charity," 

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having  for  its  object  the  regeneration  of  erring  and  unfor- 
tunate women,  and  to  which  their  father  and  founder  gave 
the  rule  of  St.  Augustine  with  the  modifications  suitable  for 
their  work.  The  Sisters  of  the  Visitation  had  been  of  the 
greatest  assistance  to  Fere  Eudes.  and  it  is  related  that 
Mother  Francis  Paten,  Superior  of  the  Visitation  Convent  at 
Caens,  at  his  request,  relinquished  her  charge  to  assume  the 
direction  of  the  new  order  of  Our  Lady  of  Charity.  Pere 
Eudes  himself  begged  from  door  to  door  for  the  support  of 
his  cause,  which,  indeed,  met  with  great  opposition  even  from 
those  of  the  "household  of  the  faith,"  who  shared,  with  the 
world  in  general,  a  skepticism  concerning  the  repentance  of 
the  woman  who  had  surrendered  her  birthright  of  purity.  He 
was  not  discouraged,  opposing  to  all  objections  his  strong  and 
simple  faith  that  with  God  all  things  are  possible  and  His 
grace  sufficient  for  each  and  every  one  of  His  creatures.  The 
wonderful  success  of  this  work  even  during  the  lifetime  of 
Pere  Eudes,  and  its  subsequent  spread  over  the  world,  speak 
his  justification.  The  joy  and  privilege  was  his  to  learn  of  the 
approbation  of  the  Holy  See  for  his  sisterhood  and  its  sanc- 
tion of  perpetual  vows,  although  this  was  not  granted  until 
1666,  more  than  twenty  years  after  the  establishment  of  the 
first  House  of  the  Order.  At  his  demise  there  were  in  France 
several  convents  existent.  A  sketch  of  his  life,  written  by 
Rt.  Rev.  Bishop  Hedley,  O.  S.  B.,  of  Newport,  in  England, 
gives  the  following  concise  account  of  the  foundation  and 
spread  of  the  community: 

"Founded  in  the  first  half  of  the  seventeenth  century  under 
the  name  of  Our  Lady  of  Charity,  its  various  Houses  were, 
by  its  original  rule,  independent  of  each  other — each  observ- 
ing the  rule  of  St.  Augustine  and  the  Constitution  of  the 

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VKNKRABLE  MOTHER  MARY  OF  ST.  EUPHRASIA 
FOUNDRESS  OF  THE  GENERALATE 


Founder  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  diocesan  authority.  In 
1835,  however,  the  House  of  Angers,  which  was  then  gov- 
erned by  Mother  Pelletier,  'persuaded  that  union  constitutes 
strength/  petitioned  the  Holy  See  that  it  might  be  erected 
into  a  Mother  House  in  respect  of  all  its  own  foundations  or 
filiations.  The  Congregation  thus  originated  has  spread  all 
over  the  Catholic  world  under  the  name  of  the  'Good  Shep- 
herd.' " 

The  Holy  Spirit  guarded  the  undertaking  throughout  the 
terrible  period  of  the  French  Revolution,  and  when  subse- 
quent years  brought  somewhat  of  peace,  the  House  at  Tours 
had  received  within  its  doors  a  young  postulant  who  had  en- 
tered, after  overcoming  much  opposition  from  those  near  and 
dear  to  her,  and  who  was  destined  through  arduous  trial  and 
sorrow,  to  accomplish  great  things  for  the  Order;  to  send  its 
influence  beyond  France  and  Europe  to  the  Orient,  to  the 
New  World  across  the  sea — in  truth  to  "all  nations."  On 
October  20th,  1814,  Rose  Pelletier  presented  herself  to  the 
House  of  Refuge  of  Our  Lady  of  Charity  at  Tours,  and  here, 
under  the  name  of  Sister  Mary  of  St.  Euphrasia,  spent  the 
years  of  her  novitiate  "growing  in  grace  and  wisdom,"  to  so 
remarkable  a  degree  as  to  win  the  admiration  of  all  her  as- 
sociates. Eleven  years  later,  though  but  twenty-nine  years 
of  age,  she  was  elected  Superior  of  this  same  House,  and  her 
first  act  was  one  which  revealed  the  courage  of  her  character 
and  the  breadth  of  her  Christianity.  This  additional  under- 
taking was  the  establishment  of  the  Magdalen  community,  and 
its  initiation  is  described  in  brief  by  Fr.  Robert  Eaton,  author 
of  a  little  narrative  of  her  life  published  by  the  Catholic  Truth 
Society  of  London :  "Her  first  work  was  to  establish  a  Com- 
munity of  'Magdalens.'  She  had  noticed  that  among  the 

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penitents  there  were  many  whose  conversion  to  God  was  sin- 
cere and  lasting,  and  who  desired  to  enter  the  religious  state, 
so  that  the  remainder  of  their  lives  might  be  devoted  to  penance, 
prayer  and  reparation.  The  Rule  forbade  their  being  accepted 
among  the  Sisters,  and  other  Communities  seemed  unwilling 
to  receive  them.  Mother  St.  Euphrasia  therefore  took  the 
first  opportunity  to  lay  before  her  Council  her  long-cherished 
wish,  and  drew  up  for  the  new  Community  a  rule  embodying 
the  spirit  of  St.  Teresa,  their  brown  habit  also  resembling 
that  of  the  Carmelites.  They  earned  their  livelihood  chiefly 
by  needlework,  and  passed  long  hours  in  silence  and  prayer." 
She  has  thus  been  instrumental  in  perpetuating  the  serv- 
ice of  love  and  reparation  offered  long  ago  by  the  first  Mag- 
dalen, bestowing  upon  her  children  the  alabaster  box  of 
prayer's  precious  ointment  that  they  may  have  courage  to 
kneel  at  their  Saviour's  feet. 

Mother  Mary  of  St.  Euphrasia  exhibited  from  the  begin- 
ning her  zeal  for  the  extension  of  the  Order,  and  in  a  short 
time  the  House  at  Angers  was  established.  Here  eventually 
she  found  her  home,  becoming  Superior  in  1831,  and  here  it 
was  also  that  the  idea  of  the  Generalate  occurred  to  her, 
realizing  that  the  isolated  condition  of  the  different  Houses 
of  Refuge  hindered  the  greater  development  of  this  wonder- 
ful charity.  It  would  not  be  possible  to  describe  in  so  limited 
a  space  this  very  interesting  stage  of  the  history  of  Mother 
St.  Euphrasia  and  her  Order.  Suffice  it  to  say  that  in  at- 
tempting to  carry  forth  her  designs  she  encountered  many 
obstacles  at  home  and  abroad,  and  as  quite  frequently  hap- 
pens she  met  with  more  bitterness  and  greater  opposition 
at  home  than  away  from  it.  In  some  quarters  she  suffered 

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KXTKRIOR  CHAI-EL  OF  MOTHER  HOUSE,  ANGERS,  FRANCE.  CONTAINING  RKLICS 

OF  ST.  ACAPES,  SENT  BY  POPE  GREGORY  XVI  TO  THE  VENERABLE 

MOTHER.    ERECTED  IN  1832 


OlAI'Kl,   (IF    I.MM.U  fl.ATK    CoNCKI'TION,    ERKCTKI)    BY    THK    VKNKRABLE 
FnfNhKI.SS,    AXCJKRS,     pRANCK 


unmerited  contumely  and  harsh  aspersion,  causing;  her  ex- 
ceeding grief,  but  she  placed  the  matter  in  the  hands  of 
holy  men,  her  prayers  were  unremitting,  and  no  word  of  re- 
proach escaped  her  lips.  In  the  end  she  accomplished  that 
which  she  had  felt  impelled  to  undertake  by  the  direction  of 
God.  The  Bishop  of  Angers  remained  her  friend  and  at  Rome 
her  cause  was  befriended  by  Cardinal  Vicar  Odescalchi.  She 
iotind  a  most  eloquent  advocate  in  Father  Kohlman,  S.  J., 
then  Consultor  to  the  Congregation  of  Bishops  and  Regu- 
lars. It  is  told  that  when  the  decree  in  favor  of  the  Generalate 
was  approved  and  confirmed  by  Gregory  XVI,  in  1835,  that 
the  Jesuit  Father  objected  to  the  clause  empowering  the 
Superior  to  found  refuges  in  France  only,  asking  that  it  read 
"the  whole  world."  Cardinal  Odescalchi  smilingly  said:  "It 
would  seem  that  you  would  make  a  second  Society  of  Jesus 
of  this  Congregation."  •  "Exactly,"  returned  Father  Kohl- 
man. "It  shall  be  so,"  answered  the  Cardinal,  "for  indeed 
this  work  deserves  to  be  universal."  The  decree  was  con- 
firmed by  an  Apostolic  Brief  dated  April  3,  1835,  the  Supe- 
rior of  the  House  at  Angers  was  declared  Superior  General 
of  all  others,  thus  establishing  this  convent  as  the  Mother- 
house,  and  the  name  of  the  Congregation  was  henceforward 
to  be  known  as  "Our  Lady  of  Charity  of  the  Good  Shepherd." 
It  was  indeed  a  most  beautiful  choice  to  symbolize  and  per- 
petuate this  work  of  our  compassionate  Saviour  under  His 
title  of  "Good  Shepherd,"  as  there  is  perhaps  no  other  les- 
son given  to  us  which  portrays  so  lovingly  His  pity  and 
eager  yearning  for  the  return  of  the  sinner  whose  repentance 
shall  bring  gladness  to  Heaven  itself. 

Throughout   this   period,   Houses   had   been   instituted   at 
different  points  in  France — Grenoble,  Poitiers,  and  others,  and 

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now  commenced  the  wider  progress  of  the  Order,  spreading 
to  England,  Germany,  to  the  Orient  and  North  and  South 
America  within  a  space  of  time  incredibly  short. 

Mother  St.  Euphrasia  seems  to  have  possessed  a  most 
remarkable  insight  concerning  the  needs  of  the  widely  differ- 
ing characters  sheltered  within  her  fold.  The  sublimity  of 
her  faith  had  first  been  manifested  in  the  establishment  of 
the  religious  community  of  the  Magdalens,  but  there  were 
among  her  children  others  who  were  not  called  to  this  austere 
life,  nevertheless  they  loved  the  sacred  dwelling  of  the  Good 
Shepherd,  shrinking  from  a  return  to  the  world  wherein 
lurked  temptation  and  the  glamour  of  dangerous  pathways. 
It  was  in  1835  that  she  wisely  provided  the  class  termed 
"Consecrated  Penitents,"  arranging  for  them  a  special  dress, 
which  distinguished  them  from  other  penitents,  and  permit- 
ting them  to  make  an  "Act  of  Consecration  to  Our  Lady  of 
Dolors,"  to  be  renewed  annually  of  their  own  volition.  Mem- 
bers of  this  Class  have  remained  with  the  Sisters  a  lifetime 
as  a  most  edifying  example  of  piety  and  fidelity  to  their  com- 
panions, thus  assisting  them  to  obtain  the  precious  gift  of 
God's  peace  which  they  themselves  have  secured. 

In  1842  a  little  band  of  missionary  Sisters  left  Angers,  re- 
sponding to  the  repeated  solicitation  of  Mgr.  Flaget,  Bishop 
of  Louisville,  Ky.,  and  here  the  first  House  of  the  Good 
Shepherd  was  established  in  the  United  States.  Today 
the  number  of  convents  is  fifty-five.  Venerable  Mother 
Mary  of  St.  Euphrasia,  Foundress  of  the  Generalate.  lived 
to  realize  the  miraculous  spread  of  Pere  Eudes'  little  com- 
munity unto  all  parts  of  the  world.  The  history  of  her  life 
abounds  with  numerous  edifying  anecdotes ;  with  much  testi- 
mony to  the  marvelous  efficacy  of  prayer,  with  splendid  ex- 

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INTERIOR  OF  CHAPEL  OF  IMMACULATE  CONCEPTION 
TOMB  OF  THE  VENERABLE  FOUNDRESS 


ample  of  bodily  suffering  heroically  borne.  It  is  the  life  of 
a  saintly  and  courageous  woman  and  the  church  has  hon- 
ored her  with  the  title  of  "Venerable,"  and  one  day  may 
confer  a  greater. 

The  birth  and  growth  of  this  mission  in  Chicago  is,  of 
course,  our  chief  concern.  Few  of  us  realize  or  have  any 
knowledge  of  the  great  and  lasting  good  which  has  been  ac- 
complished in  our  metropolis  during  the  last  fifty  years  by 
the  Sisters  of  the  Good  Shepherd.  The  spiritual  and  temporal 
value  of  the  work  is  most  intimately  and  obviously  com- 
mingled. To  save  the  souls  of  women  who  have  strayed 
unfortunately,  and  stimulate  them  to  brave  endeavor;  to 
preserve  the  innocence  and  lead  to  paths  of  industry  young 
girls  of  careless  parentage,  unsound  training,  or  wayward 
instinct,  must  appeal  alike  to  the  spiritual  preceptor  and  to 
the  civic  representative.  It  is  a  cause  which  may  well  merit 
the  thoughtful  attention  of  the  sincere  philanthropist  as  a 
means  of  far-reaching  good  to  humanity. 

The  narrative  following  endeavors  to  acquaint  our  broad- 
minded  and  generous-hearted  citizens  with  an  institution 
which  is  struggling  to  maintain  an  arduous  and  beneficent 
enterprise  in  their  midst. 


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MOTHKR  MARY  ST.  DOMITILLO  LA  ROSK 
FOURTH  SUPKRIORKSS  GKNKRAL 


I. 

A  (Salfrn  Jubilee 

1859-1909. 

"(So  ye  into  5is  gates  u>itr|  praise,  into  Ejis  courts  n>itfj 
rtymns,  ano  gioe  glory  to  fjis  name."    PS.  99. 

HE  Household  of  the  Good  Shepherd  is  filled  with 
rejoicing,  for  the  fruit  of  "faith  and  good  works" 
has  reached  maturity,  and  the  benediction  earned 
of  fifty  years  in  His  service  descends  today  as  a 
golden  glow  of  promise,  revealing  to  the  beholder 
a  half  century  milestone  built  in  spacious  structures,  illustrat- 
ing a  task  bravely  and  quietly  wrought  by  the  untiring  effort 
of  a  body  of  tender-hearted  and  great-souled  women  whose 
labor  is  crowned  today,  in  whose  jubilee  we  participate,  and 
whose  prayer  of  thanksgiving  we  echo.  The  eye  may  indeed 
behold  this  temporal  success,  but  the  mind  may  not  fathom 
the  measure  of  spiritual  good  accomplished.  Only  the  Good 
Shepherd  Himself  may  count  the  souls  snatched  from  the 
byways  and  led  from  the  highways  through  the  ceaseless 
vigilance  of  His  servant  who  seeks  the  lost  sheep  again  and 
again,  and  softly  steals  homeward  with  a  sin-stained  burden 
close  to  her  pitying  heart,  guiding  not  alone  to  human  shelter, 
but  beyond  to  the  Tabernacle  where  He  speaks  the  word  of 
healing,  "Nor  shall  I  condemn  thee.  Go  and  sin  no  more." 
Chicago  in  1859  and  the  years  immediately  following,  is 
to  a  majority  of  us  a  story  fondly  related  by  near  and  dear 
ones  who  participated  in  its  hour  of  joy  or  sorrow — a  story 
invested  with  a  sacred  character  if  the  hand  of  death  has 

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FIRST  HOME  OF  SISTERS  IN  1859 


sealed  the  lips  which  revealed  with  love  and  pride  the  birth 
and  growth  of  the  world-renowned  city  on  the  shore  of  Lake 
Michigan.  In  all  probability  there  are  surviving  many  of 
those  honorable  citizens  who  gave  of  their  means  and  strength 
first  to  build,  and  again  to  renew  its  prosperity,  and  one  or 
more  may  recollect  a  little  frame  cottage  on  Price  Place  (West 
Side),  which  was  the  first  home  of  the  Sisters  of  the  Good 
Shepherd  in  Chicago.  The  little  community  who  founded  the 
House  came,  at  the  solicitation  of  Rt.  Rev.  Bishop  Duggan, 
from  the  Provincial  House  in  St.  Louis,  and  consisted  of 
four  members,  the  Superior,  Mother  Mary  of  St.  John  Bap- 
tist Jackson ;  Sister  Mary  of  St.  Philomene  Cavanagh ; 
Sister  Mary  of  St.  Augustine  Smith,  and  Sister  Mary  Martha 
Shine,  the  last  named  an  out-of-door  sister  destined  to  become 
a  familiar  and  beloved  figure  upon  the  busy  streets  of  Chi- 
cago. The  Superior,  Mother  St.  John  Baptist,  was  a  niece  of 
the  Provincial,  Mother  St.  Francis,  and  at  the  time  a  very 
young  woman.  Her  sacrifice  was  assuredly  in  this  instance 
not  to  be  lightly  regarded,  relinquishing  the  home  and  com- 
panionship of  a  near  and  loving  relative  to  set  forth  upon 
an  unknown  pioneer  mission  and  weighted  with  the  responsi- 
bility of  a  new  foundation.  She  is  living  to-day,  and  no  doubt 
though  far  distant  from  the  scene  of  her  early  charge  she 
rejoices  with  us  all  in  the  great  and  vigorous  institution  which 
marks  the  progress  of  the  humble  prairie  habitation  of  fifty 
years  ago. 

It  was  on  May  18th,  1859,  that  these  good  Sisters  bade 
farewell  to  their  Southern  home,  and  it  will  be  readily  under- 
stood that  traveling  was  not  the  convenient  and  uninterrupted 
affair  of  to-day.  There  were  delays  which  necessitated  re- 
maining over  night  in  Mattoon,  111.,  causing  some  discomfort, 

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but  the   following  day,   May  20th,   they   arrived   in   Chicago, 
and  were  most  heartily  welcomed  at  the  depot  by  Rev.  Dr. 
McMullen,    Pastor    of    the    Holy    Name    Cathedral,    escorted 
thence  to  the  Convent  of  the  Sisters  of  Mercy,  where  awaited 
them   kind-hearted    Bishop    Duggan     and    a    few    charitable 
friends.     After  partaking  of  the  gracious  hospitality   of  the 
Sisters  of  Mercy,  the  travelers  were  conducted  to  the  dwell- 
ing on   Price   Place,   and   found   awaiting  them   a   little   flock 
presided  over  by  Sister  Mary  Gonzaga  of  the  Order  of  Mercy, 
who,   in   their  charity   had   temporarily   guarded   these    souls 
until    the    advent   of   the    Good    Shepherd    community.      The 
house  had  been  made  ready  for  their  reception  through  the 
generosity  of  Dr.   McMullen,   the   first   of   their   friends,   and 
one  who  remained  faithful  and  zealous  to  the  end.    It  was  due 
to  his  unflagging  energy  that  the  work  of  the  Good  Shepherd 
Sisters  progressed  so  steadily  in  the  early  days,  giving  his 
aid  and  counsel  in  every  difficulty,  raising  funds  and  inter- 
esting individuals   who   later   became   valued   friends   of   the 
Institution.      Associated    with    Dr.    McMullen,    as    an    early 
friend  and  active  worker  was  Rev.  James  J.  McGovern,  D.  D., 
now  of  Lockport,  111.,  who  still  evinces  his  cordial  interest  in 
the  welfare  of  the  flock.     For  years  it  was  his  custom  to  say 
mass  at  the  convent,  a  self-imposed  duty  which  no  stress  of 
inclement  weather  overcame. 

During  the  six  months  which  the  Sisters  resided  at  Price 
Place  they  supported  themselves  and  their  little  household 
by  means  of  the  laundry  and  needlework,  aided  further  by 
donations  from  kind-hearted  neighbors.  The  flock,  however, 
rapidly  increased,  and  in  November  of  the  same  year,  a  more 
spacious  residence  on  Franklin  Street,  was  secured. 

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RIGHT  REVERRND  BISHOP  MCMULLKN,  D.  D. 


It  was  not  long  before  this  building  proved  inadequate 
for  the  accommodation  of  the  steadily  growing  number,  and 
Bishop  Duggan  offered  to  purchase  a  convent  site  for  the 
Sisters,  giving  them  choice  of  several.  Mother  St.  John  Bap- 
tist decided  upon  the  corner  of  Market  and  Hill  Streets,  a 
tract  comprising  100  x  200  feet.  Dr.  Dunne,  Vicar-General, 
and  other  clergymen  interested  themselves  thoroughly,  or- 
ganizing a  bazaar,  from  the  proceeds  of  which  was  erected  a 
two-story  frame  building,  sufficiently  large,  it  was  deemed,  to 
serve  their  need  for  a  time,  and  with  grateful  hearts  the 
Sisters  were  preparing  to  take  possession  of  their  own  home, 
anticipating  with  holy  zeal  the  time  when  they  might  have 
ample  shelter  for  the  straying  sheep.  Their  courage  and  de- 
votion, however,  was  destined  to  meet  a  severe  test,  when  on 
the  15th  of  August  the  distressing  tidings  were  received  that 
the  new  structure  had  been  burned  to  the  ground.  The  news 
of  the  disaster  reached  Sister  Martha  while  traveling  about 
the  city  on  her  daily  errands,  and  it  is  said,  that  her  grief  was 
so  pitiful  as  ten  move  one  of  the  bystanders  to  offer  comfort. 
"Never  mind,  Sister,"  he  said,  "you  lost  a  frame  house  but 
you  will  have  a  brick  one  soon,"  and  this  prophecy  was 
fulfilled.  The  cheerful  fortitude  of  the  Sisters  urged  their 
friends  to  redoubled  effort,  and  in  September  of  the  following 
year  the  Good  Shepherd  Nuns  were  installed  in  a  building  of 
brick,  comprising  three  stories,  and  had  under  their  protec- 
tion twenty-six  souls,  whose  disposition  and  industry  gave 
much  encouragement  to  their  guardians.  Here  also  they  were 
enabled  to  establish  their  Cloister.  It  is  evident  therefore 
that  the  first  structure  would  have  answered  their  need  for 
another  short  period  only,  and  its  occupation  may  possibly, 

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in   the   eyes   of   Providence,   have   been   deemed   a   waste   of 
time. 

1862. 

Two  years  later  Bishop  Duggan,  desiring  the  Institution 
to  have  the  benefit  of  more  ground,  added  to  his  first  pur- 
chase an  adjacent  lot  which  brought  the  total  area  of  the 
property  to  220  x  221  feet.  A  vegetable  garden  was  intro- 
duced which  was  cared  for  by  the  penitents,  providing  a  source 
of  much  enjoyment,  and  assisting  also  to  some  extent  in  the 
income.  The  Institution  did  not  possess  the  means  necessary 
to  procure  a  horse  and  wagon  for  conveying  the  laundry,  and 
Sister  Martha  was  obliged  to  carry  heavy  bundles  and  baskets 
to  and  from  the  Convent,  often  to  points  far  distant,  and  as 
much  hardship  was  entailed  this  source  of  revenue  was  finally 
dispensed  with,  seeking  in  its  stead  a  field  for  their  skill  in 
needlework.  Sister  Martha  marshaled  her  abilities  in  this 
direction,  and  assisted  by  the  kindness  and  diligence  of  Mr. 
Wm.  O'Brien,  work  of  this  description  was  procured,  and  in 
time  their  first  sewing  machine  purchased. 


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RlCVERKNl)  J.    J.    MCGOVKRN,    D.    D. 


II. 
fe>    An  ira  of 

(c 

N  the  year  1864,  Mother  St.  John  Baptist,  who  had 
for  a  period  of  five  years  wisely  guided  the  initial 
effort  of  the  Good  Shepherd  work  in  Chicago,  was 
called  to  Philadelphia,  bequeathing  to  her  succes- 
sor. Mother  Mary  of  Nativity  Noreau,  a  charge  of 
one  hundred  "children."  The  Civil  War  had  oppressed  the 
country  for  a  period  of  three  years  and  its  blight  had  closed 
in  upon  the  youngest  of  the  cities.  Mother  Nativity  was 
ushered  in  at  a  severely  trying  hour.  Crosses  of  the  most  de- 
pressing character  assailed  her,  for  there  could  scarcely  be  a 
greater  burden  than  anxiety  for  the  very  sustenance  of  those 
whom  we  love,  entrusted  to  our  care.  It  will  not  require  a 
vivid  imagination  to  conjure  the  daily,  almost  hourly  watch- 
fulness of  trifles  which  must  have  been  her  portion  in  order 
to  insure  the  sternest  economy  in  distributing  the  necessaries 
of  life;  but  of  no  avail!  Destitution  gripped  the  household. 
When  it  would  seem  that  distress  had  reached  the  climax  the 
prayers  of  the  Sisters  were  answered,  and  on  Christmas  day 
the  Good  Shepherd  brought  relief  to  His  flock.  Through  the 
charitable  effort  of  Mr.  Win.  Onahan,  Mr.  Thomas  Rrenan, 
Mr.  Edward  Hayden  and  other  good  friends,  who  had  made 
known  the  supreme  need  of  the  Sisters,  a  collection  of  $400 
was  presented  to  the  Institution.  A  few  months  later  Bishop 
Duggan  evinced  his  paternal  watchfulness  by  donating  a  por- 
tion of  the  Orphan  Collection,  and  thus  they  were  enabled 
to  survive  a  dark  period. 

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1856. 

A  frame  building  was  now  erected  for  the  purpose  of  segre- 
gating the  younger  children,  in  accordance  with  that  feature 
of  the  work  which  seeks  to  preserve  the  innocence  of  girls 
of  tender  years  and  lead  to  paths  of  industry  and  self  sup- 
port. The  department  was  opened  with  fourteen  in  number, 
whose  duties  consisted  of  a  half-day  of  study,  the  remaining 
period  devoted  to  domestic  industries.  Within  another  year, 
however,  necessity  called  for  larger  quarters. 

Another  difficulty  encountered  at  this  time  bore  a  serious 
aspect  and  seemed  almost  impossible  to  surmount,  but  the 
aid  which  the  Sisters  relied  upon  when  hemmed  in  by  the  im- 
possible was  supernatural  and  has  never  failed  them.  In  this 
instance  a  vacant  tract  of  ground  adjoining  their  own  had 
been  offered  for  sale,  and  realizing  the  necessity  of  guarding 
against  intrusion  the  Sisters  had  essayed  to  purchase  it.  The 
wherewithal,  however,  was  lacking  and  the  Bishop  was  there- 
fore loth  to  consent  to  negotiation.  Later,  however,  word 
was  brought  to  the  Sisters  that  the  land  was  to  be  sold  im- 
mediately to  parties  who  planned  to  convert  it  into  a  Pleasure 
Resort,  and  that  the  price  offered  was  $9,000.  Investigation 
proved  the  rumor  a  certainty.  Obviously  it  would  be  impos- 
sible for  the  Institution  to  continue  its  avocation  beside  such 
a  neighbor,  and  the  Bishop  confronted  by  the  gravity  of  the 
situation  granted  permission  to  negotiate.  The  Sisters  had 
but  $500,  and  with  this  sum  as  a  first  payment  secured  from 
the  owner,  a  non-Catholic,  the  deed  and  contract. 


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MOTHKR  M.OF  ST.  JOHN  BAPTIST  JACKSON,  FIRST  STPKKIOR  OK  CHICAC.O.  1859 


III. 


Jfattlt  anb  Works 


N  1868  the  Institution  had  attained  to  such  pro- 
portions that  it  became  necessary  to  materially 
enlarge  the  dwelling.  The  outlook  concerning 
funds,  however,  was  quite  as  meager  as  usual ;  quite 
as  usual  also  Mother  Nativity  ignored  so  slight  an 
obstacle.  Having  called  a  meeting  of  benefactors  and  friends 
she  laid  before  them  her  needs  and  her  plans.  The  former 
were  conceded,  and  the  latter  approved.  However,  when 
they  learned  that  the  Institution  was  in  debt  $1,400  for 
ground  previously  purchased,  and  had  no  funds  whatever 
with  which  to  start  a  building,  they  might  be  pardoned  if 
from  the  merely  human  standpoint  they  demurred  and  pro- 
nounced such  an  undertaking  chimerical,  respectfully  advis- 
ing that  she  await  the  restoration  of  the  Bishop's  health  be- 
fore venturing  further  in  the  matter.  Mother  Nativity  was 
not  daunted.  The  sheep  sought  shelter  and  the  fold  must 
be  enlarged,  so  despite  opposition  and  discouraging  counsel, 
but  undoubtedly  armed  with  a  heavenly  host,  the  new  build- 
ing was  undertaken  and  pushed  to  completion,  the  Sisters 
who  had  besieged  St.  Joseph  for  assistance,  literally  became 
his  substitutes,  laying  the  floor  in  each  room  as  it  became 
necessary  to  occupy  it  owing  to  the  crowded  condition  of 
the  old  quarters.  As  might  be  expected  such  energetic  en- 
deavor caused  renewed  effort  among  their  friends,  both  clergy 
and  laity,  and  much  aid  was  rendered  through  numerous 
festivals  and  bazaars  organized  in  their  behalf.  In  the  fall 

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of  1870  the  Convent  building  was  completed,  and  with  solemn 
and  befitting  ceremony  the  Blessel  Sacrament  was  removed 
from  the  old  to  the  new  home  on  Sedgwick  Street. 

1869. 

In  December,  1869,  Mother  Nativity  established  the  first 
community  of  Magdalens  in  Chicago,  which  aggregated  six 
chosen  souls.  Their  monastery  was  of  the  most  humble  de- 
scription, but  the  piety  and  ardor  of  the  favored  postulants 
constituted  ample  adornment.  In  the  month  of  July  follow- 
ing they  received  the  brown  robe,  symbolical  of  penitence,  ac- 
cepting therewith  the  austere  rule  and  blessed  solitude  which 
.would  lead  them  to  the  Master's  feet.  The  Sisters  speak 
with  reverence  and  awe  of  the  sanctity  of  lives  terminated 
within  their  midst,  and  when  the  repentant  and  faithful  heart 
is  released,  being  summoned  to  Eternal  Life,  it  is  with  a 
holy  and  solemn  joy  that  the  Good  Shepherd  Sisters  yield 
their  guardianship  to  Him  whose  love  has  redeemed  her. 

During  these  early  years  the  clergy  of  Chicago  manifested 
unceasing  interest,  giving  of  their  time  and  means  in  active 
work,  bestowing  their  spiritual  aid  with  such  zeal  and  un- 
stinted measure  as  to  merit  the  unfailing  prayer  and  gratitude 
of  the  Sisters.  Rev.  Father  John  Waldron,  Pastor  of  St. 
John's  Church,  was  a  generous  friend  from  the  beginning. 
His  name  was  always  inscribed  in  Sister  Martha's  book 
and  he  gave  a  munificent  price  for  the  handwork  of  the  Sis- 
ters on  his  altars  and  vestments.  The  annals  chronicle  the 
name  of  Rev.  Father  Edwards  as  a  devoted  friend,  and  Rev. 
Thomas  Burke,  Pastor  of  St.  Columba's  Church,  confessor 
to  the  penitents  for  six  years,  who  was  most  successful  with 
the  souls  committed  to  his  care,  winning  them  to  perseverance,. 

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COUNT  WM.  J.  ONAHAN 


possessing  their  confidence  and  guiding  with  wisdom.  Rev. 
Dr.  Butler  bequeathed  at  his  death  $1,000,  from  which  it  will 
be  seen  that  from  the  beginning  the  clergy  of  Chicago  have 
been  charitably  disposed  toward  the  Good  Shepherd  cause. 
There  were  undoubtedly  other  names  as  faithfully  chronicled, 
but  the  calamity  of  1871  has  swept  from  existence  by  far 
the  greater  part  of  the  record. 

Among  the  laity  the  friends  of  the  Institution  during  this 
period  were  so  faithful  and  generous  from  every  point  of  view, 
particularly  when  we  realize  the  small  Catholic  population 
of  the  time  and  the  many  persistent  calls  upon  their  charity, 
that  it  is  not  amiss  to  mention  here  the  names  of  a  few  of 
the  early  benefactors.  Names  which  reveal  those  of  our 
Catholic  citizens  who  have  nourished  our  pioneer  undertak- 
ings from  infancy  and  aided  them  toward  vigor  and  honor 
in  the  name  of  the  Faith  they  love.  Some  have  passed 
death's  portal  to  claim  their  inheritance,  others  survive,  still 
laboring  in  the  vineyard ;  all  will  leave  to  the  children  of 
the  Church  an  example  of  unselfish  generosity  bestowed  with- 
out ostentation.  Mr.  Thomas  Brenan,  from  the  beginning 
a  trusted  friend  and  sympathizer,  constant  throughout  all 
the  struggles  of  the  community;  Mr.  Daniel  O'Hara  and  Mr. 
Thomas  Hayden,  ever  tendering  ready  assistance.  Mr.  \Vin. 
J.  Onahan,  whose  name  is  mentioned  in  connection  with  every 
Catholic  enterprise  of  note,  whose  pen  has  ably  championed 
the  cause  of  the  Church,  has  always  given  practical  assistance 
and  encouragement  to  the  Sisters  of  the  Good  Shepherd.  Mr. 
C.  C.  Copeland,  at  that  period  a  young  lawyer  blessed  with 
a  generous  share  of  wealth,  and  but  just  received  within  the 
Church,  became  then  and  has  always  remained  a  staunch  and 
loyal  friend,  his  purse  ever  open  to  the  appeal  of  the  Good 

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Shepherd.  His  munificent  gifts  to  various  communities  and 
Catholic  philanthropy  have  undoubtedly  laid  up  for  him  the 
"treasure  which  neither  rust  nor  moth  shall  consume." 

Through  the  efforts  of  Messrs.  Onahan,  B re  nan  and 
O'Hara  at  the  State  Capitol,  a  dividend  was  granted  from 
the  City  Fines,  and  through  Air.  Redmond  Prindiville,  an- 
other devoted  friend,  the  Immunity  of  the  Institution  from 
water  taxation  was  secured. 

Mr.  Bernard  J.  Caulfield,  who  will  be  recalled  by  old-timers, 
bestowed  throughout  his  lifetime  the  bounty  of  his  legal  skill 
and  experience.  Hon.  E.  O.  Brown  has  served  the  Institu- 
tion devotedly  in  the  same  manner  for  many  years,  maintain- 
ing still  his  cordial  interest.  In  the  medical  profession  names 
are  recorded  which  bring  to  light  the  charitable  goodness  of 
Chicago's  first  physicians :  Dr.  Wm.  Winer,  who  tendered 
his  services  gratis  from  1865  until  his  death  in  1872.  On 
the  eve  of  his  demise  he  was  received  into  the  Catholic 
church  by  Rt.  Rev.  Bishop  Foley,  and  no  doubt  the  grate- 
ful prayers  of  the  Good  Shepherd  flock  procured  for  him  this 
blessing.  Dr.  P.  McDonald  became  his  successor,  and  by  his 
unremitting  care  and  attention  won  many  benedictions  from 
the  household.  Dr.  D.  L.  Scheppers  also  meets  with  grate- 
ful acknowledgment  in  the  annals  of  the  Sisters.  Dr.  C.  D. 
Bradley,  another  well  known  physician,  watched  over  the 
health  of  the  Institution  for  years,  responding  to  every  call 
with  the  kindest  charity. 

It  must  indeed  be  gratifying  to  the  surviving  benefactors 
to  contemplate  the  splendid  fruition  of  the  little  plant  which 
their  charity  has  nurtured. 


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MR.   C.  C.   COPKLAND. 


IV. 


A  lag  nf  itaaater. 


E  enter  now  upon  a  period  in  the  history  of  the 
Good  Shepherd  Sisters  which  is  fraught  with  heart- 
rending sorrow.  "Woe  and  desolation"  indeed  en- 
compassed them.  The  horror  of  the  year  1871 
has  not  faded  from  the  recollection  of  Chicagoans, 
and  the  younger  generation  who  have  no  memory  of  the 
calamity  will  nevertheless  be  unable  to  forget  the  scenes  of 
destruction  graphically  described  by  their  kindred.  In  com- 
mon with  all,  the  Sisters  at  Hill  Street,  heard  the  tocsin 
of  alarm,  learning  when  morning  broke  that  the  south  end 
of  the  city  had  been  swept  into  oblivion.  From  their  windows 
they  watched  a  dazed  and  smoke-blackened  stream  of  hu- 
manity seek  the  open  prairie,  a  pitiable  band  of  wanderers 
bereft  of  home  and  perhaps  of  kindred.  The  Sisters  im- 
mediately devoted  their  energies  toward  alleviating  as  far 
as  possible  the  needs  of  the  wayfarers,  cooking  and  prepar- 
ing food  for  all  within  their  gates.  They  had  as  yet  no  fear 
that  the  flames  would  reach  the  Convent,  believing  them- 
selves at  a  safe  distance  and  knowing  the  wind  to  be  in  a 
quarter  favorable  to  them.  So  confident  were  they  of  im- 
munity that  they  sent  for  the  orphans  on  the  neighboring 
plains,  250  of  whom,  with  the  Sisters  of  St.  Joseph,  had  found 
there  a  resting  place,  and  these  poor  children  partook  of  the 
hospitality  offered,  grimy,  hungry  and  tired,  as  was  the  plight 
of  one  and  all.  Some  who  had  befriended  the  Institution 
sought  its  shelter  for  their  wives  and  children,  and  all  were 

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gladly  welcomed.  However,  as  the  forenoon  advanced  the 
wind  shifted  and  the  flames  spread  to  the  north.  The  out- 
look from  the  belfry  warned  that  the  time  was  short  and  the 
household  prepared  for  flight.  With  a  faint  hope  that  the 
services  of  a  passing  van  might  be  secured  all  the  clothing  and 
furniture  possible  were  conveyed  to  the  street,  but  it  had 
now  come  to  such  a  pass  that  each  individual  was  bent  upon 
saving  his  own  life  and  property  and  gave  heed  to  no  one 
else.  Through  the  tumult  of  the  panic-stricken  fugitives  the 
Sisters  and  their  charges  now  forced  their  way,  wanderers  in 
search  of  an  abiding  place,  witnessing  as  they  passed,  out- 
breaks of  frenzied  grief  and  sorrow,  parents,  relatives,  friends, 
separated  from  their  dear  ones,  many  of  whom  never  found 
reunion.  Not  a  few  instances  of  insanity  spelled  the  sequel 
of  that  dreadful  day;  some  dropped  from  fatigue  and  were 
trampled  to  death.  At  evening  those  of  the  Sisters  and  their 
children  who  had  managed  to  remain  together  despite  the 
crush  of  humanity,  found  shelter  under  a  sidewalk  at  Divi- 
sion Street  bridge,  and  here  they  awaited  the  coming  of  the 
remainder  of  their  number,  expecting  to  pass  the  night  at 
this  point.  They  had  fasted  since  the  breakfast  hour,  some 
since  the  evening  meal  previous,  and  it  is  related  that  one 
child  having  found  a  raw  onion  devoured  it  with  avidity,  the 
others  eyeing  her  with  envy. 

Mother  Nativity  with  others  of  the  Sisters  at  length  ar- 
rived and  word  was  then  brought  to  them  that  the  pastor 
of  St.  Stephen's  Church,  offered  a  large  hall  in  connection 
with  the  parochial  school,  which  would  at  least  afford  a  roof 
over  their  heads.  In  the  meantime  also,  faithful  Mr.  Brenan 
had  sought  them  out,  arriving  with  an  express  wagon,  and 
they  were  conveyed,  together  with  such  belongings  as  they 

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HON.  THOMAS  BRENAN 


had  managed  to  carry,  to  the  school  building.  Here  they 
spent  the  night,  fearing  a  second  alarm  and  an  order  to  march 
forward,  for  the  flames  still  lit  up  the  city  and  a  watchman 
had  been  stationed  in  the  steeple  of  the  church  that  in  case 
of  danger  all  might  be  aroused. 

When  morning  broke  the  Sisters  learned  that  their  beau- 
tiful Convent  home  on  Sedgwick  Street,  but  just  completed, 
lay  in  ruins,  and  they  faced  the  realization  that  they  were  in- 
deed homeless  in  the  strictest  sense  of  the  word,  their  altar 
and  their  cloister  destroyed.  Mother  Nativity  started  forth 
in  search  of  a  shelter  for  the  Sisters,  and  those  of  the  "chil- 
dren" who  still  remained  in  their  care,  numbering  in  all  nine- 
ty-six. The  Sisters  of  Charity  offered  as  a  temporary  home, 
four  of  their  school  rooms,  which  was  gratefully  accepted, 
and  here  they  found  food  which  had  been  provided  by  the  citi- 
zens of  St.  Louis,  the  first  city  to  come  to  the  aid  of  Chicago's 
destitute  inhabitants.  Several  offers  of  assistance  were  ten- 
dered Mother  Nativity,  the  annals  recording  that  of  Dr.  J.  J. 
McGovern,  some  fifteen  miles  distant,  to  establish  them  in  his 
parish,  but  this  they  could  not  accept  without  permission  from 
the  Bishop,  and  at  that  time,  Rt.  Rev.  James  E.  Foley  was 
absent  from  the  doomed  city.  Upon  his  return  he  immediately 
sought  the  homeless  community,  and  even  though  overcome 
with  sorrow  at  the  distressing  scenes  and  tidings  which 
everywhere  greeted  him,  he  would  not  hear  of  the  abandon- 
ment of  the  Good  Shepherd  work  in  Chicago. 

At  this  time  also  the  Superior  of  the  Ladies  of  the  Sacred 
Heart,  Mme.  Gauthreaux,  learning  of  the  extreme  difficulties 
which  beset  her  sister  religious,  nobly  quitted  her  cloister 
for  the  purpose  of  proffering  a  large  school  building  near  the 
Convent,  assuring  the  Good  Shepherd  Nuns  of  all  aid  within 

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her  power  to  render.  Once  more  the  wanderers  set  forth 
with  their  meagre  possessions.  This  time  humans,  goods  and 
chattels  were  disposed  in  a  couple  of  coal  wagons,  and  though 
the  children  appear  to  have  enjoyed  these  peripatetic  jour- 
neys thoroughly,  it  is  not  recorded  that  the  Sisters  discovered 
in  such  occasions  aught  else  than  the  necessity  for  renewed 
resignation  and  courage.  However,  the  welcome  accorded  by 
the  Ladies  of  the  Sacred  Heart  was  as  Balm  of  Gilead,  these 
admirable  women  serving  them  with  palatable  food  cooked 
by  their  own  hands,  and  thus  for  the  first  time  in  many  days 
they  ate  like  human  beings.  The  hour  of  trial,  however,  was 
not  spent ;  the  tranquil  seclusion  of  the  cloister  was  still 
denied,  and  for  a  little  while  longer  must  they  follow  the  way 
ot  the  cross  with  Him  who  had  not  where  to  lay  His  head. 
Most  reluctantly  was  Bishop  Foley  obliged  to  deprive  them 
of  the  school  building,  as  on  account  of  the  devastation  of 
property  it  became  necessary  to  make  use  of  it  for  educational 
purposes,  the  period  being  one  of  much  necessity  in  this  di- 
rection. Acting,  therefore,  upon  the  advice  of  the  Bishop 
the  Good  Shepherd  charges  were  transferred  to  Houses  at 
other  points  in  the  United  States,  and  Mother  Nativity  con- 
centrated her  effort  toward  the  rehabilitation  of  the  House  of 
the  Good  Shepherd  in  Chicago. 

The  following  is  an  excerpt  from  the  communication  sent 
at  this  time  to  the  Mother  House  at  Angers  and  written  by 
Mother  Mary  of  Nativity  herself: 

"Casting  a  look  on  the  geographical  map  of  the  New  World 
and  directing  your  researches  afar  from  the  great  city  of 
Eastern  America,  beyond  the  prosperous  States  of  New  Eng- 
land, and  reascending  the  rapid  course  of  the  greatest  Lakes 
of  the  universe,  you  shall  find  sitting  like  a  benign  queen 

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RIGHT  RF.V.  BISHOP  FOLF.Y 


'The  Garden  City.'  Her  Indian  name  'Chicago'  is  nothing 
but  a  veil  to  hide  her  munificence.  Her  arms  open  to  all  by 
numerous  rivers,  canals  and  railroads,  makes  one  aware  that 
the  riches  which  daily  arrive  at  her  port  are  distributed  to 
other  cities  less  favored  by  the  great  waters  of  the  earth. 

"Only  a  few  weeks  ago  all  in  Chicago  was  smiling,  all 
was  prosperous,  abundance  reigned  in  her  granaries ;  this 
queen  established  by  nature  seemed  to  say  to  her  sisters  of 
the  West,  'Rejoice,  the  great  Master  has  blessed  the  harvest, 
there  shall  be  bread  for  all,  push  on,  push  forward  your 
chariots,  relieve  my  chest  loaded  and  oppressed  by  the  weight 
of  my  riches,  fill  up  your  cellars,  receive  from  my  abundance.' 
But  one  day,  the  8th  of  October,  1871,  when  the  peaceful 
inhabitants  of  the  suburbs  were  breathing  the  perfumed  air, 
the  atmosphere  suddenly  took  fire,  the  King  of  Kings  was 
angry.  The  wind  blew  toward  the  east,  and  in  a  few  hours 
thousands  of  magnificent  marble  structures  from  seven  to 
eight  stories  high  crumbled  to  dust ;  the  lava  of  flames  which 
gushed  from  these  sumptuous  edifices  flew  to  devour  the 
heart  of  the  city  and  then  rolled  on  to  precipitate  itself  into 
our  lovely  Lake  Michigan,  there  to  be  extinguished. 

"But  God  who  chastises  and  tries  His  children  for  their 
good,  ordered  the  destructive  element  to  change  its  course 
and  turn  toward  the  north — the  wind  was  blowing  furiously, 
the  drought  was  extreme  and  the  great  reservoir  of  water 
which  fed  the  city  had  disappeared  in  the  conflagration. 

"The  new  field  for  the  flames  was  traced  by  wooden  dwell- 
ings; now  and  then  it  would  find  on  its  passage  an  edifice  in 
stone  or  brick  which  would  announce  its  fall  by  a  noise  simi- 
lar to  that  of  thunder.  •  The  whirlwind  of  fire  which  au- 
daciously rose  towards  heaven  was  pushed  back  by  an  invisible 

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hand  and  spread  to  the  right  and  left,  to  cause  new  disasters 
and  give  new  scenes  of  terror  in  other  directions — an  hour 
later  the  scourge  had  reached  Market  Street  and  your  Sisters 
of  Chicago  had  no  shelter. 

"To-day,  20th  of  December,  1871,  the  ruins  of  our  monas- 
tery are  still  smoking — the  family  of  the  Good  Shepherd  has 
taken  refuge  in  a  small,  very  small  wooden  building  situated 
in  the  western  division  of  the  city.  Nothing  is  left  of  it  on 
earth  but  a  firm  heart  attached  to  the  work  which  has  been 
confided  to  its  care."  *  *  * 

"Several  of  our  monasteries  in  the  States  came  to  our 
help  immediately  after  the  fire  with  a  kindness  and  generosity 
that  we  shall  never  forget.  Our  loss  is  valued  at  One  Hundred 
and  Eighteen  Thousand  Dollars.  No  portion  of  the  building 
remains,  no,  not  even  the  foundation  which  was  literally 
baked  by  the  burning  of  90  tons  of  coal  which  we  had  stored 
in  our  cellar.  Six  months  after  the  fire,  this  coal  was  still 
burning  in  the  kitchen  cellar,  so  much  so  that  the  laboring 
men  were  obliged  to  cover  their  wheelbarrows  with  tin  to 

remove  the  cinders ;  oftentimes  they  warmed  their  dinner  over 

f 

these  burning  coals.  The  theater  of  the  fire  covered  2,080 
acres  of  land  ;  two  houses  alone  escaped  ;  the  number  of  houses 
burned  is  from  17,000  to  18,000.  The  remains  of  about  200 
persons  were  found  among  the  debris  ;  one  of  these  victims 
was  a  merchant  who  gave  us  work  for  several  years ;  a  few 
of  his  bones  were  found  near  his  safe.  Those  of  his  wife 
were  never  found,  and  the  lady's  sister  lost  her  mind  through 
grief  over  the  unfortunate  death  of  her  dear  relative.  Since 
then  she  recognizes  no  one,  but  passes  her  days  in  crying 
from  door  to  door.  This  fact  is  only  one  of  the  many  sad 
stories  we  might  recount  were  we  better  posted  with  the 

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misfortunes  of  this  terrible  catastrophe.  Certain  it  is  that 
modern  history  will  never  register  a  more  formidable  fire. 
The  total  loss  is  estimated  at  $190,000,000." 

Old  residents  in  the  vicinity  of  Hill  and  Market  Streets  will 
recollect  the  long  low  buildings  erected  soon  after  the  fire  and 
used  by  the  Sisters  as  kitchen,  laundry  and  dwelling.  One 
Sister  who  was  clever  with  carpenter  tools  fashioned  a  series 
of  berths  around  the  room  used  as  a  dormitory,  and  here  they 
chronicle  they  slept  quite  comfortably.  Certainly  the  devotion 
of  the  Sisters  to  St.  Joseph  was  always  rewarded,  if  in  no 
other  way  than  that  of  conferring  his  proxy  upon  one  of 
their  number. 

How  they  maintained  existence  in  these  days  is  a  marvel, 
but  they  managed  to  do  so,  aided  by  faithful  friends.  Notable 
assistance  is  recorded  in  the  annals  as  given  by  the  Aid  and 
Relief  Society  which,  in  response  to  the  personal  appeal  of 
Mother  Nativity,  gave  her  $1,500  worth  of  lumber  to  start  a 
shelter.  Mr.  C.  C.  Copeland  paid  the  Sisters  a  visit,  after  an 
absence  from  the  city,  and  his  kind  heart  was  greatly  touched 
at  their  plight.  Finding  that  what  they  most  needed  was  a 
heating  plant  for  the  buildings,  he  at  once  gave  them  a  check 
for  the  amount  necessary.  He  was  a  loyal  and  ardent  friend 
of  Mother  Nativity,  and  a  constant  contributor  to  Sister 
Martha's  demands  for  her  children. 

The  different  religious  orders  of  women  were  throughout 
this  period,  and  have  always  been,  most  generous  and  display- 
ing a  tender-hearted  consideration  for  their  Sister  Religious 
in  their  difficulties.  Thus  commenced  with  the  Sisters  of  the 
Good  Shepherd,  as  with  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  stricken 
town,  that  great  work  of  reconstruction  which,  in  its  speed 

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and  quick  stride  towards  opulence  is  unparalleled  in  modern 
history. 

It  is  in  the  days  following  the  conflagration  that  Sister 
Martha  became  so  familiar  a  figure  to  the  citizens  of  Chicago, 
and  it  is  to  her  indefatigable  effort  that  the  Convent  owed 
the  greater  part  of  its  temporal  relief.  The  older  people  tell 
us  of  meeting  little  Sister  Martha  of  the  Good  Shepherd,  often 
travel-stained  and  weary,  but  ever  cheerful  and  contented, 
with  her  basket  on  her  arm ;  or  burdened  with  numerous 
bundles  resultant  of  her  expeditions  in  search  of  sustenance. 
Sometimes  they  met  her  at  the  end  of  the  day  bound  city- 
ward from  Bridgeport,  seated  upon  the  wagon  of  a  kindly 
expressman,  having  won  by  her  inimitably  persuasive  recital 
a  supply  of  meat  from  the  generous-hearted  packers  of  the 
section.  Endowed  with  good  Christian  common  sense,  earn- 
est, filled  with  zeal,  winning  admiration  from  those  she  met 
and  no  grudging  gift  for  her  cause.  Her  willing  feet  have 
trudged  beyond  the  boundary  of  our  ken,  no  doubt  have 
brought  her  to  His  feet  to  hear  the  loving  encomium,  "Well 
done,  thou  good  and  faithful  servant." 

1872. 

To  Rev.  Ferdinand  Cooseman,  S.  J.,  the  community  and 
children  were  indebted  for  many  kind  and  helpful  visits.  His 
efforts  had  greatly  stimulated  devotion  to  the  Sacred  Heart 
of  Jesus,  and  in  his  charity  he  had  initiated  a  course  of  re- 
ligious instruction  for  the  flock,  but  of  this  blessing  they 
were  deprived  by  his  death.  Rev.  P.  Conway,  Vicar-General 
of  the  diocese,  was  a  most  devoted  friend,  and  in  his  will  be- 
queathed to  the  Institution  a  legacy  of  $1,000. 

The  Annals  of  the  Sisters  express  a  lasting  debt  of  grati- 
tude toward  the  priests  of  struggling  parishes  in  and  around 

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Chicago,  who  so  generously  permitted  them  to  collect  alms 
throughout  their  parishes  and  gave  from  their  slender  re- 
sources. One  of  their  most  zealous  friends  was  Rev.  D.  J. 
Riordan,  who  devoted  several  years  to  the  spiritual  welfare 
of  the  children,  and  through  his  unwearying  endeavor  many 
souls  have  been  reclaimed.  Though  no  longer  immediately 
associated  with  the  Institution,  Father  Riordan  continues  his 
solicitude  and  kindly  interest. 

1876-1879. 

The  work  of  general  rebuilding  went  forward  very  slowly. 
The  foundation  of  the  North  Wing  was  laid  in  the  year 
1876  owing  to  the  generosity  of  Mr.  Eugene  O'Reilly,  a  con- 
stant and  munificent  donor,  who  gave  all  the  stone  necessary 
for  this  part  of  the  work,  but  lack  of  funds  prevented  com- 
pletion at  the  time.  Another  very  generous  and  frequent 
donor,  one  whose  charity  the  Sisters  have  never  appealed  to 
in  vain,  is  Mr.  John  R.  Walsh,  and  the  Good  Shepherd  house- 
hold bestows  in  return  its  grateful  prayers  for  his  welfare. 
Mr.  Michael  Cudahy,  whose  gifts  to  Catholic  institutions  and 
assistance  toward  their  maintenance,  places  his  name  high 
on  the  roll  of  philanthropy,  earns  for  his  particular  kindness 
to  the  Institution  earnest  plea  for  every  blessing.  As  grate- 
fully chronicled  is  the  name  of  his  brother,  Mr.  John  Cudahy, 
who  has  demonstrated  like  benevolent  characteristics. 

Mr.  Chas.  A.  Mair,  who  became  interested  in  the  work 
at  this  period,  continues  his  assistance  with  praiseworthy 
fidelity,  another  name  appended  to  the  list  of  charitable  hearts 
which  the  Sisters  daily  recommend  to  Him  who  will  repay  in 
"good  measure  and  pressed  down,  and  shaken  together  and 
running  over." 

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The  death  of  Rt.  Rev.  Bishop  Foley,  in  February,  1879, 
came  as  a  severe  blow  to  the  House  of  the  Good  Shepherd, 
who  had  been  deeply  attached  to  this  Father  whose  aid  and 
kindness  throughout  the  fearful  difficulties  of  the  preceding 
years  had  been  a  source  of  comfort  and  encouragement.  His 
visits  to  the  children  had  left  peace  in  their  hearts,  and  his 
counsel  and  sympathy  had  been  relied  upon  and  deeply  ap- 
preciated by  Mother  Nativity  during  the  eight  short  years  of 
his  diocesan  administration.  Mother  Nativity  herself  ar- 
ranged the  mourning  drapery  of  the  chapel  in  honor  of  their 
lamented  Bishop,  and  it  remained  thus  for  the  next  few 
weeks  serving,  as  will  be  noted,  the  same  office  for  herself. 


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MOTHER  MARY  OF  THE  NATIVITY  NOREAU 


V. 

3ln 


"  Wtyo  sfyall  ftnb  a  raliant  woman  ?  (Efye  price  of  fyer  is  as  things 
brought  from  afar  off,  anb  from  ttye  uttermost  coasts.  Witty  ttje 
fruit  of  h,er  fyanbs  stye  tyas  planteb  a  pineyarb."  prop.  3j:  \o--\o. 

..A>~V    \v*_   n  1879 

X  the  month  of  March,  1879,  God's  messenger  en- 
tered the  Convent  portal,  summoning  from  her 
labors  a  most  beloved  mother  and  a  wise  and  tender 
guide  of  the  flock.  Mother  Mary  of  the  Nativity 
was  indeed  one  of  those  women  who  could  ill  be 
spared  from  a  world  not  rich  in  sacrifice  and  unswerving  de- 
votion to  a  noble  aim,  yet  her  part  and  her  share  had  un- 
doubtedly reached  the  full  and  overflowing  measure,  and 
other  hands  must  in  turn  carry  the  burden  and  glean 
the  harvest.  A  human  pen  may  not  adequately  portray  the 
splendid  faith  and  courage  manifested  by  this  noble  lady, 
who,  nothing  daunted  by  repeated  misfortune  turned  with 
renewed  ardor  to  build  another  and  a  greater  structure.  From 
the  foregoing  pages  we  have  learned  that  under  her  direction 
the  perilous  epoch  of  the  Civil  War  was  safely  passed  and 
her  Institution  brought  to  a  thriving  and  productive  stage, 
both  spiritually  and  temporally.  One  brief  day,  however,  re- 
duced to  ashes  the  labor  of  twelve  years,  but  the  disaster 
failed  to  quench  her  divinely  fortified  spirit. 

The  name  of  Mother  Nativity  should  find  a  monument  in 
the  heart  of  Chicago,  for  under  her  guidance  a  great  and  last- 
ing benefit  to  the  community  at  large  had  been  inaugurated 

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and  brought  to  a  flourishing  condition.  This  is  self-evident. 
To  gauge,  however,  the  deeper  spiritual  significance  would 
require  more  than  human  attributes.  What  benediction  ac- 
companied her  to  the  Judgment  seat  when  the  souls  of  those 
whom  she  had  aided  to  salvation  breathed  her  name !  Rev. 
Dr.  McMullen  administered  to  her  the  last  rites  of  the 
Church  she  had  served  so  zealously,  and  the  Requiem  mass 
was  offered  by  Rev.  D.  J.  Riordan  who,  as  a  boy  had  served 
at  the  first  altar  of  the  Good  Shepherd  in  Chicago.  In  paying 
the  final  tribute  to  this  loyal  heart  Rev.  Dr.  McMullen  was 
unable  to  control  his  emotion,  and  those  of  the  Catholic  laity 
present  mingled  their  tears  with  his  own,  for  she  had  won 
the  friendship  and  respect  of  one  and  all,  and  it  was  with  the 
tenderest  regret  and  love  that  they  accompanied  the  mortal 
remains  to  their  final  resting  place. 

Friends,  both  clergy  and  laity,  who  had  ever  befriended 
her  efforts,  deemed  they  might  best  attest  their  loyalty  by 
endeavoring  to  complete  her  labors,  and  pledged  themselves 
to  further  in  every  manner  possible  the  fulfilment  of  her 
plans  for  the  House  of  the  Good  Shepherd. 


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Hie ui 


Nortlr  Mtutg 


Hmktug,  100r 


ullje  IGifr  of  tljr 

(3from  tlje  ^pauialj  of  Cilia  $Jmtrr  br  Hr0tt.) 


Region  of  life  and  light  ! 
Land  of  the  good  whose  earthly  toils  are  o'er  ! 

Xor  frost  nor  heat  may  blight 

Thy  vernal  beauty,  fertile  shore, 
Yielding  thy  blessed  fruits  for  evermore. 

There,  without  crook  or  sling, 
\Yalks  the  Good  Shepherd  ;  blossoms  white  and  red 

Round  his  meek  temples  cling; 

And  to  sweet  pastures  led, 
The  flock  he  loves  beneath  his  eye  is  fed. 

He  guides,  and  near  him  they 
Follow  delighted,  for  he  makes  them  go 

\Yhere  dwells  eternal  May, 

And  heavenly  roses  blow, 
Deathless,  and  gathered  but  again  to  grow. 

He  leads  them  to  the  height 
Named  of  the  infinite  and  long-sought  Good, 

And    fountains   of   delight  ; 

And  where  His  feet  have  stood 
Springs  up,  along  the  way,  their  tender  food. 


From  his  sweet  lute  flow  forth 
Immortal  harmonies,  of  power  to  still 

All  passions  born  of  earth 

And  draw  the  ardent  will 
Its  destiny  of  goodness  to  fulfill. 

^Collection  of  William  Cullen  Bryant. 

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VI. 


"  £dbor  not  for  tlje  meat  wtycty  perbbetb,,  but  for  tfyat 
rotyeb,  enouretri  unto  life  enerlasting."    3°^n  ™>  27- 


OXG  hours  of  sacrifice  and  patient  devotion  found 
reward  when  the  souls  won  during  the  trying  and 
struggling  years  since  the  inception  of  the  Insti- 
tution were  enumerated.  During  twenty  years 
some  sixty  souls  had  received  the  habit  of  the  Mag- 
dalen. In  addition  some  thousand  or  more  souls  were  won 
to  repentance.  No  better  idea  may  be  obtained  of  the  phe- 
nomenal good  accomplished,  nor  of  the  justification  of  per- 
sisting in  the  undertaking  than  that  which  is  conveyed  in  the 
letter  of  Mother  Nativity  to  the  Mother  House  in  France,  af- 
ter the  great  fire  : 

"The  Good  Shepherd  at  Chicago  has  been  destroyed  in 
an  incredibly  short  space  of  time,  like  a  little  scrap  of  paper 
used  to  light  a  candle.  It  had  been  founded  twelve  years. 
Some  persons,  hearing  of  its  total  destruction,  might  deem 
it  a  great  pity  that  so  much  trouble  should  have  been  ex- 
pended on  the  erection  of  a  house  which  was  to  disappear 
from  the  face  of  the  earth  just  as  it  was  beginning  to  do  some 
real  good.  Do  not,  dearest  Sisters,  distress  yourselves  on 
this  account.  Your  Sisters,  who  have  carried  on  this  work 
for  God  in  Chicago  are  not  discouraged  ;  far  from  it  ;  the 
star  of  hope  lights  up  the  ruins  they  behold  around  them. 
When  the  day  again  dawns,  it  will  be  all  the  brighter  because 
of  the  dark  night  by  which  it  was  preceded.  During  the 

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twelve  years  that  are  past,  we  were  not  inactive;  we  received 
under  our  roof  more  than  a  thousand  children  (penitents). 
Baptism  was  administered  to  forty-four  of  these,  who,  en- 
slaved as  they  were  to  Satan,  would,  but  for  this  Refuge, 
never  have  been  emancipated  from  his  bondage,  nor  entitled 
to  claim  their  heavenly  inheritance.  A  great  many  children 
made  their  First  Communion  and  were  confirmed.  A  consid- 
erable number  of  our  beloved  penitents  consecrated  the  re- 
mainder of  their  life  to  Our  Lady  of  Dolour,  and  ended  their 
days  in  this  tranquil  asylum  of  penance.  Had  the  sole  re- 
sult of  all  our  labors  and  toils  been  to  snatch  one  single  soul 
from  the  jaws  of  hell,  we  should  consider  ourselves  greatly 
privileged  by  having  been  chosen  (unworthy  as  we  are)  to 
be  instrumental  in  the  conversion  of  that  soul." 

In  this  same  communication  Mother  Nativity  relates  one 
of  these  striking  conversions  : 

"A  poor  girl  named  Agnes  had  been  brought  against  her 
will,  by  her  mother,  to  the  Good  Shepherd  at  Chicago.  She 
could  not  resign  herself  to  the  loss  of  her  liberty.  Through 
the  influence  of  the  Sisters  she  was,  however,  induced  to  dedi- 
cate herself  for  three  years  to  Our  Lady  of  Dolours,  and  as- 
sume the  habit  of  the  'Consecrated'  penitents,  firmly  pur- 
posing at  the  end  of  that  period  to  return  to  the  world.  When 
the  day  came,  her  mother,  distrusting  the  girl's  resolution, 
refused  to  take  her  home.  Agnes  gave  way  to  an  outburst  of 
anger  and  indignation.  It  seemed  as  if  all  the  good  she  had 
gained  during  her  long  period  of  penance  was  to  be  swept 
away  at  a  single  blow.  Dreading  lest  this  should  indeed 
be  the  case,  the  Superior  of  the  Good  Shepherd  persuaded 
the  mother  that  her  wisest  course  would  be  to  accede  to  her 

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daughter's  wish.  The  woman  accordingly  went  to  the  Con- 
vent, and  in  the  kindest  manner  offered  to  restore  to  Agnes 
the  liberty  for  which  she  longed.  For  a  few  moments  the 
girl  was  silent;  then  she  exclaimed:  'Do  not  think  about 
me  any  more.  Since  I  am  now  free  to  do  as  I  choose,  I 
mean  to  spend  my  days  in  this  holy  retreat,  and  never  see 
anything  of  the  world  again.'  Thereupon  she  immediately 
went  to  the  chapel  and  remained  on  her  knees  before  the 
Blessed  Sacrament,  absorbed  in  devotion,  until  she  was  called 
away  by  the  Sisters.  Who  can  tell  what  she  asked  of  God 
in  those  moments  of  recollection?  Only  a  few  days  after, 
she  asked  to  see  a  priest,  as  she  wished  to  make  a  general 
confession,  'because,'  she  added,  'I  shall  die  soon.'  From  the 
time  that  her  confession  was  made,  her  life  was  one  of  unin- 
terrupted spiritual  delight.  She  frequently  expressed  her 
conviction  that  her  end  was  near  at  hand,  and  so  indeed  it 
was.  One  day  the  Infirmarian  thought  she  appeared  to  be 
seriously  ill,  and  the  doctor  who  was  summoned  pronounced 
her  condition  to  be  extremely  critical.  It  was  deemed  ad- 
visable to  administer  the  last  sacraments  to  her.  Two  days  . 
later,  she  inquired  what  festival  it  was  that  the  nuns  were 
preparing  to  celebrate  on  the  morrow.  She  was  told  that  it 
was  Our  Lady  of  Mount  Carmel.  A  look  of  rapture  lit  up 
her  countenance.  'Oh !'  she  exclaimed,  'that  is  the  day  on 
which  I  am  to  be  in  Heaven !  Be  quick,  help  me  to  dress, 
that  I  may  go  at  once  upon  my  way.'  The  Infirmarian  was 
obliged  to  raise  her  up  and  seat  her  on  the  edge  of  her  bed. 
Nothing  would  content  her  short  of  being  completely  dressed  ; 
her  veil  which  she  wore  as  a  consecrated  penitent  had  to  be 
brought  to  her,  and  shoes  put  on  her  feet ;  upon  this  she  par- 
ticularly insisted.  Every  preparation  was  made  as  if  a  long 

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journey  was  in  contemplation.  The  bystanders  looked  on  in 
silence,  in  bewildered  amazement.  Agnes  would  not  tolerate 
any  delay :  'I  must  make  haste/  she  said,  'or  I  shall  be  too 
late  for  the  festival.'  When  all  was  at  length  done  according 
to  her  wishes,  she  sank  back  exhausted,  and  asked  what  the 
time  was.  On  being  told,  she  rejoined :  'That  is  well,  now 
it  is  time  for  me  to  go.'  The  Infirmarian  gently  raised  her 
head  from  the  pillow;  devoutly  she  uttered  the  names  of 
Jesus,  Mary  and  Joseph ;  then  her  spirit  took  flight  to  its 
home  on  high,  there  to  keep  glad  festival  to  all  eternity. 

"The  Religious,  on  consigning  the  mortal  remains  of  this 
favored  child  of  Mary  to  the  grave,  felt  that  it  would  have 
been  well  worth  founding  the  Convent  of  Chicago,  if  merely 
for  the  sake  of  saving  that  one  soul  by  its  means." 

Still  another  marvelous  conversion  is  recorded  in  the  An- 
nals, of  a  stricken  soul  who,  after  long  years  of  prayer  and 
penance,  passed  away  within  the  Good  Shepherd  Sanctuary 
but  a  few  years  since.  The  story  of  this  woman,  once  an 
honored  wife  and  mother,  is  quoted  as  follows : 

"Husband  and  children  may  still  be  living  in  the  enjoyment 
of  wealth  and  the  esteem  of  those  around  them ;  they  may  have 
lost  all  recollection  of  the  poor  outcast,  or  thought  of  her  as 
of  one  long  since  dead.  They  are  certainly  far  from  supposing 
that  all  those  years  she  lived  a  contrite,  humble  penitent,  self- 
condemned  to  perpetual  imprisonment  in  the  House  of  the 
Good  Shepherd. 

"While  still  a  young  and  innocent  girl,  and  leading  a  happy, 
careless  life,  in  her  childhood's  home  beyond  the  Atlantic,  she 
won  the  love  of  an  honorable  man,  who  made  her  his  wife, 
and  together  they  came  to  the  United  States,  to  make  it  their 

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future  home.  Oh !  what  a  mercy  from  God  if  the  ocean  had 
given  them  a  home  in  its  depths ! 

"The  young  couple  reached  their  destination,  and  were 
soon  comfortably  settled.  Business  prospered,  and  in  a  few 
years  a  group  of  lovely  children  surrounded  them. 

"All  went  well  until,  in  an  evil  hour,  the  husband,  hearing 
stories  of  the  western  gold  fields  and  of  the  immense  fortunes 
suddenly  acquired  there,  was  seized  with  an  irresistible  im- 
pulse to  try  his  luck,  and  had  no  rest  until  he  put  this  project 
in  execution.  At  length,  everything  being  in  readiness,  he 
bade  adieu  to  his  wife  and  little  ones,  leaving  them  well  pro- 
vided for  during  his  absence.  For  a  time  the  mails  brought 
him  regular  tidings  from  his  distant  home,  and  in  anticipa- 
tion he  was  often  in  their  midst,  lavishing  on  them  the  com- 
forts, and  even  luxuries,  which  his  fast-growing  wealth  would 
enable  him  to  procure. 

"A  change  came.  His  pleasant  anticipations  gave  place  to 
dark  forebodings.  The  letters  which  had  so  often  cheered 
his  hours  of  loneliness  and  toil  grew  less  frequent,  and  at 
length  ceased.  It  was  in  vain  that  he  sought  an  explana- 
tion ;  therefore  he  resolved  to  return,  and  accordingly  left. 
He  hurried  to  his  former  abode ;  it  was  deserted.  *  *  * 
By  degrees  he  learned  the  story  of  his  wife's  shame — the 
same  old  one  of  man's  villainy  and  woman's  weakness.  Bro- 
kenhearted, he  hurried  away  from  the  desecrated  shrine.  All 
his  love  for  the  guilty  woman  was  killed ;  he  wished  never 
more  to  look  upon  her ;  but  it  was  only  through  her  that  he 
could  find  his  children.  After  many  weary  journeyings  and 
fruitless  inquiries,  he  tracked  his  unfortunate  wife  to  the  vile 
den  where  she  sought  a  refuge  when  deserted  by  the  destroyer 
of  her  happiness.  On  meeting  her  injured  husband  her  terror 

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was  extreme;  but  she  had  nothing  to  fear.  He  was  too  brok- 
enhearted to  punish,  but  he  was  also  too  outraged  to  forgive 
her.  Bitter  reproaches  did  he  heap  upon  her.  The  informa- 
tion he  came  to  seek  she  could  not  furnish,  for  she  did  not 
know  what  became  of  the  children  after  her  flight.  They 
parted,  never  again  to  meet  in  life.  He  went  away — no  one 
knew  whither,  leaving  her  to  meditate  on  the  misery  her 
folly  had  caused,  and  which  was  then  fully  realized  by  this 
faithless  wife  and  mother. 

"There  was  not  then  a  House  of  the  Good  Shepherd  to 
which  she  could  fly  in  this  first  hour  of  repentance.  No 
way  seemed  open  to  her  but  sin.  She  entered  upon  it,  rush- 
ing madly  into  dissipation.  All  hope  gone,  she  sought  but 
oblivion,  and  found  it — in  drink.  In  a  short  time  she  reached 
the  very  lowest  strata  of  degradation.  Shameless  and  de- 
fiant, her  disorders  caused  her  to  be  brought  again  and  again 
before  the  courts.  Her  liberation  after  each  term  of  im- 
prisonment was  followed  by  a  relapse  into  her  old  excesses. 
Her  sad  case  was  made  known  to  the  Sisters,  and  they  felt 
that  one  so  utterly  abandoned  had  strong  claims  on  their 
sympathy  and  interest.  Sister  Martha  sought  the  poor,  lost 
sheep,  and  after  much  persuasion  prevailed  upon  her  to  enter 
the  fold  of  the  Good  Shepherd.  Her  early  training  and  the 
natural  goodness  of  her  heart  were  powerful  helps  to  her  con- 
version. She  could  not  make  any  atonement  to  her  injured 
husband  and  children,  but  she  could  atone  to  her  offended 
Creator,  who  had  declared  that  He  willed  not  the  death  of  a 
sinner,  but  rather  that  the  sinner  be  converted  and  live,  and 
that  in  whatever  day  the  offender  called  upon  Him  he  should 
be  heard;  that  his  sins,  were  they  even  scarlet,  should  be 

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made  white.  She  resolved,  therefore,  to  devote  the  remain- 
ing years  of  her  life  to  penance  in  the  retirement  of  the  House 
of  the  Good  Shepherd.  Once  only  during  thirty-four  years 
did  she  waver  in  her  determination.  After  the  departure  of 
Mother  Baptist,  to  whom  she  was  attached  with  a  grateful 
affection,  she  grew  discouraged  and  left  the  Institution,  but 
was  easily  persuaded  by  her  guardian  angel,  Sister  Martha,  to 
return,  and  she  ever  after  remained  faithful. 

"When  the  disaster  of  the  great  fire  destroyed  the  Convent, 
she  accompanied  the  Sisters  in  their  wanderings,  sharing 
their  privations  and  helping  them  in  their  labors.  During 
this  time  of  freedom  she  had  every  opportunity  to  test  the 
strength  of  her  good  purposes ;  she  had  no  fear  of  relapsing 
into  bad  habits,  but  this  did  not  tempt  her  to  leave  her 
solitude,  where  she  remained  until  death  opened  her  prison 
door  a  few  short  years  ago.  And  may  we  not  hope  that  for 
her  it  was  a  transfer  to  that  blessed  abode  where  neither  sin 
nor  sorrow  may  reach  her?  There  she  may  look  on  her  dear 
ones  without  shame,  for  she  will  be  purified." 

In  the  chapel  of  the  Good  Shepherd  today  we  may  find  one 
holy  soul  whose  head,  bowed  in  humble  piety,  is  white  with 
the  snow  of  seventy  odd  years.  Jealously  she  guards  the 
Blessed  Sacrament,  whose  presence  she  scarcely  leaves,  and 
fearful  lest  even  a  footfall  may  disturb  her  beloved  Lord,  she 
will  hasten  to  close  the  chapel  door  should  it  by  any  inad- 
vertence be  left  open.  She  is  called  Philomcne  and  on  the 
1st  of  May.  1910,  will  celebrate  her  fiftieth  anniversary  be- 
neath the  roof  of  the  Good  Shepherd.  She  came  at  the  in- 
stance of  Rev.  Father  Burke,  S.  J.,  when  twenty-four  years 
of  age.  This  good  priest  was  her  confessor  also,  and  when 
at  times  she  grew  restive  and  wished  to  forsake  her  shelter 

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he  induced  her  to  remain  yet  a  little  while  longer  until  she 
is  now  almost  the  sole  link  with  the  early  days.  She  has 
many  very  interesting  anecdotes  to  relate  of  the  youthful 
days  of  the  Institution,  of  those  who  have  lived  and  died 
within  its  walls,  or  passed  to  other  scenes.  She  retains  a  very 
vivid  memory  of  a  faithful  dog  whose  vocation  it  was  to 
guard  the  grounds.  Judging  from  her  recollection  he  was 
undoubtedly  a  descendant  of  the  ancient  Cerberus,  for  he  will- 
ingly permitted  all  to  enter,  barring  inexorably  any  who  would 
depart.  He  had,  however,  forsaken  the  terrible  post  of  his  an- 
cestor, becoming  sentinel  of  the  Gate  of  Peace. 


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VII. 


OTHER   MARY  of  St.  Angelique,   for  a  number  of 


years  Assistant  to  Mother  Mary  of  Nativity,  was 
appointed  her  successor,  and  one  of  the  first  bless- 
ings chronicled  during  her  administration  was  the 
advent  of  a  Spiritual  Director.  Previous  to  this 
event  the  Sisters  had  been  obliged  to  depend  upon  the  serv- 
ices of  priests  who  were  already  overburdened  with  parish 
duties  owing  to  the  steadily  growing  population,  and  the 
Sisters  had  thankfully  accepted  the  intermittent  service  vouch- 
safed. The  necessity  for  remaining  away  from  confession  for 
a  length  of  time  not  in  accordance  with  their  rule  and  desire 
constituted  a  hardship,  and  in  addition  the  flock  was  denied 
much  salutary  instruction.  Mother  Nativity  had  assured  th< 
Sisters  that  her  first  request  of  her  dear  Lord  would  be  the 
favor  of  a  Spiritual  Director  and  Father  Confessor  for  her  com- 
munity, and  when,  on  the  feast  of  St.  Joseph,  following  her 
death,  Father  Van  Hulst,  S.  J.,  came  to  the  convent,  they  felt 
certain  her  prayer  had  been  answered.  For  twenty-five  years 
this  good  priest  remained  with  them  their  faithful  friend,  sav- 
ing countless  souls  by  his  zeal  and  devotion.  Evidently  he 
was  a  very  special  guardian  of  the  work  of  the  Good  Shepherd, 
for  he  had  served  them  at  St.  Louis  for  twenty-five  years  pre- 
vious. He  is  still  living,  here  in  Chicago,  at  the  age  of  ninety 
five  years.  Most  of  the  Magdalens  at  this  House  have 

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received  the  habit  at  his  hands,  many  of  whom  owe  their  vo- 
cations to  his  encouraging  counsel.  His  name  is  held  in  ven- 
eration and  love  by  the  House  of  the  Good  Shepherd. 

In  1880,  Chicago  was  honored  with  the  distinguished  title 
of  Archdiocese,  and  her  first  Archbishop,  Most  Rev.  Patrick 
A.  Feehan,  is  remembered  gratefully,  owing  to  his  kindly  pro- 
tection and  his  ready  and  generous  assistance  constantly  ac- 
corded. 

The  steadily  increasing  household  now  encountered  a  new 
difficulty.  It  became  impossible  to  supply  employment  for  all, 
or  to  obtain  from  their  labor  sufficient  remuneration.  The  aid 
of  faithful  friends  was  again  enlisted,  and  among  the  first  to 
respond  was  Mr.  Wm.  Devine,  a  familiar  name  among  old 
residents.  This  gentleman  procured  for  the  Institution  the 
work  of  Kinsley's  Restaurant,  a  city  landmark,  and  friends 
will  remember  that  for  twenty-five  years  the  laundry  work  of 
this  celebrated  restaurant  constituted  the  principal  means  of 
support.  There  were  constantly  recurring  periods  of  distress- 
ing anxiety,  and  the  annals  relate  interesting  accounts  of 
unexpected  contributions  whose  timely  advent  seemed  miracu- 
lous, and  which  came  in  answer  to  days  of  prayer.  Upon  one 
occasion  a  lady  and  gentleman  called  at  the  Convent,  asking 
if  they  might  be  of  assistance.  Learning  of  the  great  pov- 
erty of  the  House  they  immediately  sent  in  a  large  supply  of 
provisions  and  coal.  A  little  later  the  need  of  apparel  for  the 
children  was  imperative.  The  Sisters  appealed  to  St.  Joseph 
in  their  dire  need,  and  in  a  day  or  so  a  letter  was  received 
from  an  old  friend  inquiring  for  their  welfare,  and  enclosing 
a  check  for  $1,500. 

In  1882  the  Sisters  reorganized  the  Preservation  Class, 
which  they  had  been  unable  to  re-establish  after  the  fire.  In 

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a  very  short  time  upward  of  100  children  were  sheltered. 
Mother  Mary  of  St.  Angelique  was  called  to  another  field  in 
1889.  She  had  zealously  carried  on  the  work  of  her  predeces- 
sor, and  left  many  friends  in  Chicago  to  regret  her  departure. 
Mother  Mary  of  Holy  Cross  was  appointed  to  succeed  her,  who 
found  confronting  her  the  immediate  need  of  a  larger  house 
and  more  spacious  ground.  Mr.  Thomas  Brenan,  their  good 
friend  and  adviser,  was  consulted,  and  a  decision  reached  that 
the  time  was  propitious  for  purchasing  a  suitable  tract  of  land. 
The  present  site  at  Grace  Street  and  Racine  Avenue  was 
agreed  upon,  although  the  objection  was  raised  that  the  situa- 
tion was  rather  distant  from  city  travel  and  convenience  to  be 
practicable.  We  have,  however,  but  to  look  about  us  today 
to  realize  the  justification  of  a  wise  choice.  During  her  ad- 
ministration the  Golden  Jubilee  of  the  foundation  of  the  Or- 
der of  the  Good  Shepherd  was  celebrated.  The  Chicago  con- 
vent tendered  its  tribute.  Most  Rev.  P.  A.  Feehan  celebrated 
High  Mass,  assisted  by  the  reverend  clergy.  Distinguished 
visitors  honored  the  House  by  their  presence.  Cardinal  Gib- 
bons, Most  Rev.  Archbishop  Ryan,  of  Philadelphia,  and  Very 
Rev.  Dr.  Hartsmann,  Bishop  of  Cleveland,  bestowed  their 
benediction  and  praised  the  noble  work  in  progress. 

In  1894  we  find  Chicago  possessed  of  a  population  of  1,500,- 
000  people  of  whom  550,000  were  counted  Catholics,  whose 
zeal  and  generosity  were  manifested  by  the  substantial  evi- 
dence of  200  churches,  a  majority  of  these  edifices  being  a 
credit  to  the  great  city.  A  number  of  Catholics  had  prospered, 
winning  wealth,  and  their  gifts  to  charitable  and  religious 
enterprises  were  of  generous  proportions,  unstintingly  and 
gracefully  bestowed  at  all  times.  It  was  through  such  a 
source  that  the  House  of  the  Good  Shepherd  was  able  to 

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maintain  existence  and  keep  pace  with  the  march  of  progress ; 
but  the  measure  of  success  attained  exacted  a  penalty  by 
arousing  envy  in  the  minds  of  those  who  failed  to  realize  so 
high  and  marvelous  a  vocation.  The  Sisters  were  much  an- 
noyed by  a  society  terming  themselves  the  "Women's  Al- 
liance," who  based  their  opposition  on  the  fact  that  the  peni- 
tents were  deprived  of  liberty,  and  so  endeavored  to  secure 
the  control  of  the  Institution  for  their  own  purposes.  They 
demanded  admittance.  The  Sisters,  guarding  the  welfare  of 
their  charges,  and  the  violation  of  their  sanctuary,  denied  ad- 
mission, but  invited  the  Mayor  and  the  City  Council  to  visit 
the  Convent,  each  and  every  department.  The  invitation  was 
accepted,  the  children  greeting  the  city  fathers  with  songs 
and  entertaining  addresses.  The  visitors  complimented  the 
Sisters  on  their  work,  on  the  splendid  order  and  harmony 
which  prevailed  throughout,  expressing  sentiments  of  un- 
stinted admiration  and  praise,  and  admitting  that  they  had 
been  unaware  that  there  was  in  our  midst  so  excellent  an 
institution.  In  addition,  they  promised  each  department  a 
treat  of  bon-bons,  and  were  quite  as  good  as  their  word,  thus 
rendering  their  visit  memorable  and  one  which  the  children 
declared  the  sweetest  of  the  year. 

In  1895  the  Mother  Visitor  General  and  the  Mother  Provin- 
cial of  France,  representing  the  Mother  House  at  Angers, 
reached  the  great  western  city  of  the  plains,  and  were  made 
most  welcome.  Coming  from  the  very  land  of  the  Order's 
birth,  from  the  convent  which  had  sheltered  the  saintly 
Mother  Pelletier,  this  visit  of  the  Mother  Visitor  General 
chronicled  a  red-letter  day  in  the  annals  of  the  Chicago  com- 
munity. It  would  have  given  the  good  Mother  much  happi- 
ness could  she  have  witnessed  the  housing  of  her  western  fold 

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MOST  RKV.  JA.MKS  K.  Qnci.KY.  D.  D.,  ARCHBISHOP  OF  CHICACO 


in  healthful  and  commodious  surroundings,  a  blessing  to  be 
deferred  a  few  years  longer. 

In  1898,  Mother  Mary  of  Holy  Cross  was  named  Provincial, 
and  left  Chicago  for  St.  Paul.  Her  successor,  Mother  St. 
Anysia  Fitzgerald,  served  but  a  short  period  ere  she  was 
called  to  her  eternal  home,  and  Mother  Mary  of  Five  Wounds- 
Benny,  was  appointed  Superior.  Under  her  direction  the 
preliminary  steps  were  taken  concerning  the  erection  of  the 
new  structures  at  Grace  Street. 

The  death  of  Archbishop  Feehan,  in  1902,  was  a  source  of 
grief  to  the  Sisters.  His  paternal  care  was  manifested,  as 
each  occasion  of  necessity  arose,  and  in  any  extreme  difficulty 
they  had  but  to  appeal  to  him  to  win  immediate  assistance. 
Awaiting  the  appointment  of  his  successor,  Right  Rev.  Peter  J. 
Mukloon  temporarily  took  charge  of  the  diocese,  and  his  zeal 
and  interest  is  always  practically  manifested.  He  has  re- 
mained a  cordial  and  warm-hearted  friend. 

In  March,  1903,  the  present  Archbishop,  Most  Rev.  James 
Edward  Ouigley,  was  appointed.  A  month  later  he  visited 
the  Sisters  of  the  Good  Shepherd,  and  at  once  befriended  their 
cause.  His  interest  and  energetic  endeavor  have  given  marked 
impetus  to  the  progress  of  the  work  at  Grace  Street.  Through 
the  instrumentality  of  Bishop  Mukloon,  prominent  and 
wealthy  men  interested  themselves  sufficiently  to  form  a  "Citi- 
zens' Committee  to  Aid  the  Sisters  of  the  House  of  the  Good 
Shepherd  in  the  Erecting  of  Adequate  Buildings  for  the  per- 
formance of  their  Chosen  Work  of  Saving  Women  and  Girls." 
The  Committee  appointed  to  collect  funds  was  composed  of 
the  following  well-known  gentlemen : 


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RICHARD  S.  TUTHILL,  Chairman. 
C.  F.  BI-KHRI.K,  Secretary. 
MICHAKL  KOCH,  Assistant  Secretary. 
Z.  P.  BROSSEAU,  Treasurer. 
E.  O.  BROUN,  1st  Vice- President. 
\V.  M.  McE\VEX,  2nd  Vice- President. 
JAMES  H.  BURKE,  3rd  Vice- President. 
CHAS.  A.  A! AIR,  4th  Vice-President. 
C.  C.  COPELAND,  5th  Vice-President. 

HENRY  E.  WEAVER,  EDWARD  HINES,  JOHN  S.  COOPER,  Executive  Committee. 
T.  D.  HURLEY,  Press  Committee. 

Bishop  Muldoon  presided  at  this  meeting,  giving  his  time 
and  attention  freely,  winning  friends  and  contributing  to  the 
cause.  The  sum  of  $12,000  was  realized,  the  Archbishop  head- 
ing the  contribution  with  $5,000.  Mr.  Michael  Cuclahy  be- 
stowed a  like  amount,  and  numbers  of  smaller  contributions 
were  given  with  as  generous  a  spirit. 

The  pastors  of  Chicago  are  yearly  contributors,  some  in- 
teresting themselves  so  far  as  to  give  benefits  in  their  par- 
ishes in  aid  of  this  charity.  In  1906,  Rev.  M.  J.  Dorney,  of 
St.  Gabriel's  Church,  presented  nearly  $2,000,  the  proceeds  of 
an  entertainment  given  in  his  parish.  In  1908,  Father  Scanlan, 
of  St.  John's  Church,  and  Father  Dore,  of  Mount  Carmel 
Church,  gave  from  the  proceeds  of  a  benefit  ball  game  the 
sum  of  $2,000.  Rev.  Joseph  McMahon  and  Rev.  M.  J.  Mc- 
Guire  are  stanch  friends,  and  Rev.  Father  Lamb  bequeathed 
to  the  Sisters  at  his  death  a  legacy  of  $500.00.  The  Re- 
demptorist  Fathers  presented,  in  1905,  the  sum  of  $600.00  de- 
rived from  an  entertainment  given  by  the  Young  Ladies' 
Dramatic  Circle  of  their  parish.  The  Jesuit  Fathers  have  been 
friends  from  the  beginning,  giving  time  and  unremitting  at- 
tention to  the  spiritual  needs  of  the  flock.  The  Benedictine 
and  Paulist  Fathers  have  tendered  their  quota.  The  near 

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CORRIDOR — ENTRANCE  TO  CHILDREN'S  CLASS  ROOMS 


neighbors  of  the  Good  Shepherd,  the  Vincentian  Fathers,  give 
without  requital  their  spiritual  service,  and  at  present  are  the 
faithful  custodians  of  the  religious  welfare  of  the  Institution. 

The  charity  of  many  whose  names  rank  high  in  the  pro- 
fessions of  law  and  medicine  is  chronicled  in  deepest  grati- 
tude. Such  has  been  accorded  with  unfailing  devotion ;  talent 
and  skill  bestowed  with  cheerful  alacrity.  Dr.  F.  Harnisch, 
Oculist,  Dr.  G.  E.  Mahoney,  Aurist,  Dr.  E.  M.  Smith,  at  pres- 
ent their  constant  friend  in  need,  and  others  whose  names  have 
been  inscribed  at  the  close  of  the  volume  as  a  testimonial  of 
grateful  hearts. 

Mr.  Wrh.  Amberg,  Mr.  Philip  Hoyne,  Mr.  Andrew  Cum- 
mings,  and  Mr.  Michael  Keeley,  are  mentioned  at  this  period, 
the  first-named  continuing  a  constant  contributor.  Mr.  R. 
F.  Edgcomb  manifests  a  lively  interest  and  his  treats  are 
very  especially  appreciated  by  the  children,  it  being  not  at 
all  unusual  for  this  kind-hearted  gentleman  to  donate  suffi- 
cient ice  cream  for  all  within  the  House,  and  his  floral  gifts 
to  the  altar  are  gladly  welcomed.  Mr.  D.  E.  Sullivan  holds  a 
special  place,  earned  through  his  numerous  benefactions. 


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F 

R 


VIII. 

•present 

1904. 

URING  the  fourteen  years  preceding  this  date  the 
buildings  at  Hill  Street,  necessarily  of  inferior  con- 
struction, had  been  steadily  deteriorating  and  now 
became  unfit  for  habitation.  They  had,  moreover, 
passed  their  full  capacity  for  accommodation ;  thus 
it  became  necessary  to  consider  their  prompt  replacement. 
The  site  was  not  as  favorable  as  formerly,  owing  to 
the  steady  encroachment  of  city  life,  and  it  was  the 
realization  of  this  difficulty  which  had  brought  about  the 
purchase,  in  1889,  of  the  ground  at  Grace  Street  and  Racine 
Avenue.  The  Institution  was,  of  course,  in  debt  for  this 
land  and  the  burden  of  meeting  the  interest  was  a  heavy  one. 
How,  then,  were  they  to  accomplish  the  erection  of  a 
convent  and  other  necessary  structures?  As  noted  before,  the 
buildings  at  Hill  Street  were  practically  worthless,  and  it  was 
difficult  to  see  what  possible  appeal  this  large  tract  of  ground 
so  encumbered  could  make  to  the  modern  business  eye,  at 
least  to  such  an  extent  as  to  bring  a  fair  value  to  the  Institu- 
tion. The  plight  was  really  a  desperate  one,  but  the  Sisters 
had  faith  in  prayer.  For  fifteen  years  public  prayers  had 
been  offered,  asking  the  intercession  of  Our  Lady  of  Lourdes, 
and  they  felt  certain  she  would  enlist  the  aid  of  charitable 
hearts.  Finally,  friends  of  the  Order  foresaw  in  this  corner 
an  admirable  site  for  one  of  the  public  parks  or  playgrounds 
which  have  recently  become  a  part  of  Chicago's  practical 
philanthropy,  and  to  this  end  directed  the  attention  of  the 

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City  Council  to  the  possibilities  involved.  A  committee  was 
appointed  to  investigate  the  matter  and  visit  the  grounds. 
All  expressed  their  approval  of  the  plan  and  the  need  for  a 
playground  in  this  section  of  the  city,  but  it  was  only  after 
numerous  delays  and  days  of  suspense  that  the  sale  was  con- 
summated. The  sum  ultimately  realized,  while  perhaps  not 
representing  the  total  value  to  the  Institution,  was,  upon  the 
advice  of  their  counselors,  accepted,  and  the  city  took  pos- 
session in  July,  1907.  Meanwhile,  in  May,  1904,  plans  for 
the  new  structures  had  been  approved,  and  on  September  8th, 
excavation  for  the  first  buildings  at  Grace  Street  (laundry 
and  power  house)  had  been  started,  and  the  first  spadeful  of 
earth  for  the  new  home  of  the  Good  Shepherd  was  dug  by 
the  Rev.  Dr.  McGovern  of  Lockport,  111.,  one  of  their  first 
friends.  On  the  feast  of  St.  Joseph  of  the  following  year, 
seven  Sisters  and  sixty  penitents  took  possession  of  the 
laundry  building,  which  served  as  a  temporary  abode  while 
the  new  wing  was  in  course  of  erection. 

In  the  month  of  April,  1904,  the  House  of  the  Good  Shep- 
herd was  plunged  into  mourning.  The  passing  of  Mr.  Thomas 
Brenan  marked  the  loss  of  a  most  generous,  loyal  and  self- 
sacrificing  friend.  Always  watchful  of  their  interests,  ever 
ready  to  defend  their  rights,  giving  in  unstinted  measure  of 
his  means  and  valuable  counsel,  his  indeed  was  the  title  of 
Benefactor.  From  the  very  days  of  their  inception  he  had 
befriended  them ;  had  aided  them  throughout  their  struggle  of 
1871,  remembering  them  in  the  confusion  and  guiding  to 
safety  when  driven  from  the  convent  by  approaching  flames. 
He  had  been  their  agent  and  representative  in  every  affair 
of  moment  to  the  Institution,  and  in  entering  upon  the  pres- 
ent great  undertaking  of  a  new  habitat-ion  they  realized  that 

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they  had' been  deprived  of  a  much-needed  support,  and  that 
from  their  midst  had  gone  forth  a  loving  and  faithful  friend 
for  whose  eternal  welfare  they  would  never  cease  to  pray. 

1906. 

Early  in  the  year  1906  the  "Children's  Wing,"  comprising 
various  departments,  was  completed  and  ready  for  occupancy, 
and  now  commenced  the  initial  egress  from  the  home  of 
nearly  half  a  century.  The  charity  of  Chicago's  citizens  was 
demonstrated  when  the  different  merchants  and  business  men 
of  the  city  provided  the  vans  necessary  to  remove  the  be- 
longings of  the  Institution  to  the  new  abode,  and  on  the  8th 
of  February,  mass  was  celebrated  in  the  temporary  chapel 
on  the  top  floor,  following  which  the  structures  were  blessed 
by  His  Grace  Most  Rev.  Archbishop  Quigley. 

Although  a  portion  of  the  household  had  taken  up  their 
residence  at  Grace  Street  in  February  as  stated,  it  was  not 
until  August  1st  of  the  same  year  that  the  final  exodus  took 
place.  It  was  on  that  day  that  the  Mother  and  Sisters,  to- 
gether with  the  Magdalens,  bade  farewell  to  walls  hallowed 
by  most  sacred  and  loving  memories,  sweet  with  the  odor  of 
sacrifice;  to  corridors  echoing  with  the  history  of  years  of 
brave  endeavor  culminating  in  splendid  spiritual  victory;  to 
those  rooms  where  souls  of  angelic  purity  had  sped  forth  to 
greet  a  Heavenly  bridegroom,  and  from  the  stronghold  of 
which  chastened  and  reunited  children  of  God  had  hopefully 
gone  to  Him  who  would  judge  them.  Perhaps  there  may 
have  still  remained  a  few  dear  souls  who  had  grown  old  in 
service  in  this  shelter,  whose  faithful  hearts  suffered  a  poig- 
nant stab  as  they  crossed  the  threshold  for  the  last  time. 
One  consolation  at  least  remained  to  all,  for  their  sanctified 

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dwelling  would  never  be  desecrated  by  an  unholy  use.  The 
pillars  would  fall  and  the  ground  would  henceforth  echo  with 
the  revivified  breath  of  the  children  of  toil.  Of  the  six  favored 
souls  who  constituted  the  first  Magdalen  community  in  Chi- 
cago, one  still  lives,  and  she  never  wearies  of  recalling  the 
early  days  of  the  foundation,  of  the  miracles  of  grace  she  has 
witnessed  and  of  the  saintly  lives  closed  within  this  peaceful 
shelter. 


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IX. 

'  Auxiliary. 

00&  ttyngs  SMI  comc 
forty  unto  ttje  resurrection  of  life."    3°fytt>.,29. 

1907. 

need  of  ;i  convent  building  was  pressing  hard 
upon  the  Sisters;  indeed,  situated  as  they  were  in- 
yoked  much  hardship  and  they  realized  that  they 
must  have  continual  financial  assistance  in  order 
to  meet  their  obligations.  Knowing  that  much  aid 
had  been  secured  in  other  large  cities  through  the  existence 
of  an  Auxiliary  in  the  world,  it  was  decided  to  ask  per- 
mission of  His  Grace  Most  Rev.  Archbishop  Ouigley  to 
inaugurate  an  Auxiliary  of  the  Good  Shepherd  among  the 
charitable  women  of  Chicago,  many  of  whom  had  long  been 
interested  in  the  work.  The  Archbishop  expressed  his  ap- 
proval and  the  ready  response  of  those  ladies  approached  upon 
the  subject  was  most  gratifying.  Accordingly  on  June  7th, 
1907,  a  meeting  was  called  and  the  Auxiliary  organized.  In 
October  of  the  same  year  the  first  meeting  of  the  Society  was 
held,  presided  over  by  His  Grace  the  Archbishop,  and  the 
number  of  women  present  was  a  very  encouraging  beginning. 
The  Archbishop  explained  the  object  of  the  association,  which 
was  to  represent  an  organized  effort  to  co-operate  with  the 
Sisters  in  their  labor  of  regeneration;  to  aid  them  by  mate- 
rial support,  and  to  further  in  every  way  possible  the  work 
of  the  Institution ;  the  membership  fee  is  $5.00  per  year.  Its 
membership  is  steadily  increasing,  owing  to  the  zeal  of  its 
officers,  and  now  numbers  350.  They  have  pledged  them- 
selves responsible  for  the  interest  on  the  heavy  loans  which 

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the  Sisters  have  been  obliged  to  take,  and  if  they  can  do  this, 
it  means  certainly  a  very  material  lightening  of  the  load. 

1908. 

In  April  of  this  year,  the  Ladies'  Auxiliary  secured,  through 
the  energetic  efforts  of  the  president,  Mrs.  Cavanagh,  and  her 
able  assistants,  the  services  of  Archbishop  Glennon  of  St. 
Louis,  whose  renown  as  an  orator  is  .well-known.  He  was 
prevailed  upon  to  come  to  Chicago  to  lecture  for  the  benefit 
of  the  Good  Shepherd  House.  The  title  of  his  discourse  was 
"The  Philosophy  of  Charity,"  and  on  the  evening  of  April 
22nd,  1908,  the  concourse  gathered  in  Orchestra  Hall  to  at- 
test their  appreciation  of  the  eminent  lecturer  was  said  to 
be  the  most  representative  Catholic  gathering  in  the  annals 
of  Chicago.  The  proceeds  amounted  to  $4,000,  from  which 
it  will  be  gathered  that  the  Ladies'  Auxiliary  is  very  much  in 
earnest.  As  the  women  of  Chicago  become  interested  and 
enter  its  ranks  the  Auxiliary  will  be  enabled  to  help  the  In- 
stitution out  of  many  difficulties  and  also  to  become  a  source 
of  permanent,  practical  assistance.  Souls  needing  succor  wan- 
der in  our  midst.  Let  us  not  delay  with  what  meed  of  en- 
couragement we  may  offer,  be  it  great  or  small,  for  the  mite 
of  each  individual  makes  possible  marvelous  undertakings. 


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l^eV.  James  G.  Quigley 
^pifilual  Direclof 


Auxiliary 


MOST  REV.  JAMES  E.  QUIGLEY,  Spiritual  Director. 


MRS.  PATRICK  CAVANAGH,  President. 

MRS.  WILLIAM  A.  AMBERG,  Vice-President. 

MRS.  JOHN  CUDAHY,  Vice-President. 

MRS.  Z.  P.  BROSSEAU,  Treasurer. 

Miss  JOSEPHINE  MORAN,  Financial  Secretary. 

Miss  SUSAN  ROCHE,  Recording  Secretary. 


Miss  CATHERINE  E.  AMAN. 
MRS.  THEODORE  J.  AMBERG. 
MRS.  EDWARD  O.  BROWN. 
MRS.  CHARLES  F.  BUEHRLE. 
MRS.  JOHN  P.  BYRNE. 
MRS.  CHARLES  P.  CALDWELL. 
MRS.  PATRICK  CLEARY. 
MRS.  M.  J.  CORBOY. 
MRS.  MICHAEL  CUDAHY. 
MRS.  RICHMOND  DEAN. 
Miss  JOANNA  FORTUNE. 
MRS.  THOMAS  GAHAN. 


MRS.  DANIEL  V.  GALLERY. 
MRS.  P.  J.  GERAGHTY. 
MRS.  ANDREW  J.  GRAHAM. 
MRS.  MARK  E.  GUERIN. 
MRS.  EDWARD  J.  HINES. 
MRS.  JOHN  B.  INDERRIEDEN. 
MRS.  WILLIAM  J.  LLOYD. 
MRS.  JAMES  F.  MEAGHER. 
MRS.  CHARLES  H.  MOODY. 
MRS.  FRANK  X.  MUDD. 
MRS.  JOHN  C.  O'NEILL. 
MRS.  LAWRENCE  J.  REED. 
MRS.  CHARLES  F.  SPALDING. 


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Auxiliary  fflrmbrrs 


Aman,  Miss  Catherine 
Amberg,  Mrs.  A.  J. 
Amberg,  Mrs.  John  H. 
Amberg,  Mrs.  John  Ward 
Amberg,  Miss  Mary 
Amberg,  Mrs.  Theodore  J. 
Amberg,  Mrs.  William  A. 
Amberg,  Mr.  William  A. 
Armour,  Mrs.  P.  D. 
Baackes,  Mrs.  Frank 
Baby,  Mr.  Harry  J. 
Bacon,  Mrs.  G.  V. 
Baker,  Mrs.  B.  F. 
Barnard,  Mrs.  James  H. 
Barrett,  Mrs.  J.  P. 
Eartelme,  Mrs.  A.  T. 
Bartelme,  Miss  Mary 
Bauerle,  Miss  M.  A. 
Beauvais,  Mrs.  E.  A. 
Benner,  Mrs.  M. 
Bergeron,  Rev.  A.  L. 
Black,  Mrs.  Maurice 
Blish,  Mrs.  Geo. 
Booth,  Mr.  John 
Booth,  Mrs.  John 
Borgmeier,  Miss  Alice 
Boyle,  Miss  Irene  K. 
Boylston,  Mrs.  John 
Bradley,  Mrs.  C.  D. 
Braun,  Mrs.  J.  G. 
Braun,  Miss  Adele 
Braun,  Miss  Helen 
Bremner,  Mrs.  D.  F. 
Brennan,  Miss  Elizabeth 


Brosseau,  Mrs.  Z.  P. 
Brosseau,  Mr.  Z.  P. 
Brosseau,  Mrs.  A. 
Brown,  Mrs.  E.  O. 
Buehrle,  Mrs.  Charles 
Buen,  Miss  M. 
Buhman,  Mrs.  T.  W. 
Burke,  Mrs.  D.  F. 
Burns,  Miss  M.  E. 
Burns,  Mrs.  John  E. 
Byrne,  Mrs.  J.  P. 
Cagney,  Mrs.  J. 
Cahill,  Mrs.  D.  J. 
Cahill,  Mrs.  J.  B. 
Caldwell,  Mrs.  C.  P. 
Callaghan,  Mrs.  K. 
Cannon,  Mr.  Thos.  H. 
Cantillon,  Mrs.  M.  E. 
Carr,  Miss  Agnes 
Carroll,  Mrs.  J.  M. 
Carroll,  Mrs.  D.  M. 
Carry,  Mrs.  E.  F. 
Cashin,  Mrs.  J. 
Casey,  Mrs.  E.  S. 
Cavanagh,  Mrs.  Patrick. 
Cavanaugh,  Mrs.  J.  B. 
Caverly,  Miss  Lilly  A. 
Caverly,  Mrs.  J.  B. 
Christoph,  Miss  A. 
Clare,  Mrs.  James 
Clarke,  Mrs.  J.  V. 
Cleary,  Mrs.  H. 
Cleary,  Mrs.  Patrick 
Clifford,  Hon.  R.  W. 


126 


Auxiliary 


Clifford,  Mrs.  J. 
Clifford,  Miss  Anna 
Clifford,  Miss  Catherine 
Conlan,  Mrs.  J.  J.,  Jr. 
Connery,  Mrs.  J.  T. 
Connery,  Mrs.  J.  P. 
Cowan,  Mrs.  W.  K. 
Conway,  Rev.  P.  C. 
Cooke,  Mrs.  C.  H. 
Cooke,  Mrs.  Geo.  J. 
Cooke,  Mr.  Geo.  J. 
Cooper,  Mr.  J. 
Cooper,  Mrs.  R.  W. 
Copeland,  Mr.  C.  C. 
Corboy,  Mrs.  M.  J. 
Costello,  Miss  Anna 
Coughlin,  Mrs.  Wm.  P. 
Cowan,  Mrs.  W.  K. 
Crane,  Mr.  W.  J. 
Cremin,  Mrs.  Joseph  W. 
Crowe,  Mrs.  F. 
Crowley,  Mrs.  J.  J. 
Cudahy,  Miss  Elizabeth 
Cndahy,  Mrs.  John 
Cudahy,  Mr.  John 
Cudahy,  Mrs.  Michael 
Cudden,  Mrs.  Jno. 
Cummings,  Mrs.  W. 
Curtarn,  Mrs.  J. 
Cashing,  Mrs.  Margaret. 
Gushing,  Miss  Alice 
Dady,  Mrs.  Lorena. 
Dailey,  Mrs. 
Dalton,  Miss  Anna 


Daly,  Mrs.  J.  C. 
Dean,  Mrs.  Richmond 
Dempsey,  Mrs.  E. 
Deneiffe,  Miss 
Dennehy,  Mrs.  T.  C. 
Diggles,  Mrs.  J.  W. 
Doyle,  Mrs.  E. 
Duce,  Mr.  Herbert  C. 
Dunne,  Mrs.  E.  F. 
Dunne,  Mrs.  James. 
Eagle,  Mrs.  J.  E. 
Farley,  Mrs.  P.  H. 
Eckert,  Mrs. 
Eldridge,  Mrs.  A.  R. 
Erler,  Mrs.  Robert  G. 
Erskine,  Mrs.  Thos. 
Every,  Miss  Margaret 
Fanning,  Mrs.  Margaret 
Fitzgerald,  Mrs.  H.  J. 
Fitzgerald,  Miss  Mollie 
Fitzgibbons,  Mrs.  Annie 
Flaherty,  Rev.  J.  J. 
Flood,  Miss  Catherine 
Flood,  Mrs.  T. 
Foley,  Mrs.  Harry  B. 
Foley,  Rev.  W.  M. 
Foote,  Mrs.  Peter 
Foote,  Mrs.  Peter,  Jr. 
Ford,  Mrs.  John 
Fortune,  Miss  Joanna 
Fortune,  Mrs.  John  L. 
Fortune,  Mr.  Peter 
Fox,  Rev.  E.  J. 
Fritscher,  Mrs.  Charles 


129 


Auxiliary  firmbrrH  - 


Fuerman,  Mrs.  M. 
Gaffney,  Miss  Mary. 
Gahan,  Mrs.  Thos. 
Gallery,  Mrs.  D.  V. 
Gallery,  Miss  Martha 
Gallery,  Mrs.  John  J. 
Garibaldi,  Mrs.  John    ... 
Garraghan,  Mrs.  E.  F. 
Garvey,  Mr.  J.  W. 
Geary,  Mrs.  Wm.  V. 
Geraghty,  Miss  Helen 
Geraghty,  Mrs.  P.  J. 
Gerold,  Mrs.  Fran. 
Gilman,  Mrs.  Geo.  P. 
Gilman,  Miss  Mary 
Glenn,  Miss  Annie 
Graf,  Mrs.  Anton 
Graham,  Mrs.  A.  J. 
Griffin,  Mrs.  Francis 
Griffith,  Prof.  C.  E. 
Gubbins,  Mrs.  Geo.  P. 
Guerin,  Mrs.  Mark  E. 
Gunderson,  Mrs.  G.  W. 
Guthrie,  Mrs.  Geo.  P. 
Hallinan,  Mrs.  T.  P. 
Hannah,  Mrs.  A.  D. 
Hardin,  Mrs.  M.  D. 
Hassis,  Mrs. 
Heaney,  Mrs.  L.  J. 
Herely,  Mrs.  Wm. 
Higgins,  Mrs.  J.  F. 
Hill,  Mrs.  Lysander 
Hines,  Mrs.  Edw. 
Hogg,  Mrs.  David 


Hummer,  Mrs.  John  L. 
Hurley,  Mrs.  E.  N. 
Hntchins,  Mrs.  H.  C. 
Hutton,  Mrs. 
Inderrieden,  Mrs.  J.  B. 
Inderrieden,  Miss  Leontinc 
Inderrieden,  Miss  Lillian 
Inderrieden,  Miss  Zoe 
Jennings,  Miss  E. 
Juergen,  Mrs.  Wm. 
Kelly,  Mrs.  D.  F. 
Kelly,  Mrs.  M.  R. 
Kelsh,  Miss  A. 
Kenny,  Miss  E. 
Kenny,  Mrs.  S. 
Kenny,  Mrs.  S.T. 
Kent,  Mrs.  Thos.  M. 
Killner,  Mrs.  G.  W. 
Kirk,  Mr.  Walter  R. 
Kirke,  Miss  Mamie 
Kirwin,  Mr.  M.  U. 
Knisely,  Mrs.  J.  A. 
Koctsch,  Miss 
La  Bounty,  Mrs.  M.  J. 
Lange,  Mrs.  F.  J. 
Lamb,  Miss  Margaret 
Lamb,  Mrs.  M. 
Lambert,  Mrs.  F 
Lawler,  Mrs.  E.  J. 
Lawler,  Mr.  E.  J. 
Lawler,  Mrs.  P.  J. 
Lawler,  Mr.  P.  J. 
Lee,  Mrs.  John 
*<*      Leafgreen,  Mrs.  B.  A. 

130 


Auxiliary  fflrmbrra— 


Lehman,  Mrs.  J.  A 
Leonard,  Mrs.  T.  J. 
Lloyd.  Mrs.  W.  J. 
Long,  Mrs.  John 
Lord,  Mrs.  John  R. 
Lydon,  Mrs.  A. 
Lyman,  Mrs.  W.  A. 
Lynch,  Mrs.  James 
Madden,  Mrs.  M.  S. 
Maher,  Mr.  Jas.  T. 
Mair,  Mr.  Chas.  A. 
Mair,  Mrs.  Chas.  A. 
Malcher,  Mrs.  O. 
Maloney,  Mrs.  J. 
Marx,  Miss 
Marx,  Mrs.  Jos. 
Mahony,  Mrs.  Geo.  \Y. 
Munhall,  Mr.Wm.  D. 
Mullin.  Miss  A. 
McAndrews,  Miss  Nellie 
McCarthy,  Rev.  Geo.  T. 
McCarthy,  Mrs.  Denis 
McCarthy,  Mrs.  P.  F. 
McCarthy,  Mrs.  Florence 
McCarthy,  Miss  Agnes 
McCormick,  Mrs.  E.  O. 
McDonnell,  Mrs.  E.  J. 
McDonough,  Mrs.  E.  J. 
McElwee,  Mrs.  R.  H. 
McGillen,  Mrs.  J. 
McGovern,  Mrs.  Mary 
McGuinn,  Miss  Mary 
McGuire,  Mrs.  D.  M. 
McHall,  Mr.  W.  W. 


McHugh,  Mr.  Bernard 
McHugh,  Mr.  Patrick 
McKenna,  Miss  Minnie 
McLaughlin,  Mrs.  George 
McMahon,  Mrs.  J. 
McMannon,  Miss  Bridget 
McMannon,  Miss  M. 
McNamee,  Mrs.  Mary 
McNamee,  Mrs.  Fannie 
McNulty,  Mrs.  T.  J. 
McShane,  Mrs.  J.  C. 
Meade,  Miss  K. 
Meade,  Mrs.  Henry 
Meagher,  Mrs.  James 
Metzger,  Mrs.  Stella 
Metzger,  Mrs.  W.  G. 
Moffett,  Mrs.  John 
Mohony,  Mrs.  Chas.  T. 
Moraney,  Mrs.  T.  R. 
Morrissey,  Rev.  John 
Moshier,  Mrs.  W.  H. 
Moody,  Mrs.  Chas.  H. 
Flanagan.  Mrs.  A. 
Moran,  Miss  J. 
Moran,  Mrs.  Thos.  A. 
Mudd,  Mrs.  F.  X. 
Murphy,  Mrs.  D.  P. 
Murphy,  Mrs.  J.  G. 
Murphy,  Mrs.  R.  J. 
Murphy,  Miss  Anna  M. 
Murphy,  Mrs.  J.  B. 
Murphy,  Mrs.  J.  E. 
Nanney,  Mrs.  G.A. 
Nelson,  Mrs.  W.  P. 


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Auxiliary 


—  OJontumrJi 


Xe\vton,  Mrs.  R. 
Newman,  Mrs.  Dewey 
Norkett,  Mrs.  Chas. 
O'Brien,  Mrs.  W.  V. 
O'Brien,  Miss  A.  T. 
O'Connell,  Mrs.  J. 
O'Connor,  Mrs.  C. 
O'Connor,  Mrs.  Jas. 
O'Connor,  Mrs.  M. 
O'Gara,  Miss  Catherine 
O'Gara,  Mrs.  Thos. 
O'Grady,  Mrs.  J.  J. 
O'Keefe,  Mrs.  P.  J. 
O'Malley,  Mrs.  P. 
O'Neill,  Mrs.  J.C 
O'Shea,  Mrs.  David 
Ortmann,  Mrs.  Rudolph 
Parke,  Mrs.  Geo. 
Plamondon,  Mrs.  C.  A. 
Pratt,  Mrs.  F.  B. 
Prindiville,  Mrs.  John 
Powers,  Mrs.  Anna 
Quigley,  Most  Rev.  J.  E. 
Quigley,  Mrs.  Mary 
Quinn,  Mrs.  Geo. 
Railton,  Mrs.  B.A. 
Rappal,  Mrs.  L.  L. 
Reed,  Mrs.  Lawrence  J. 
Reedy,  Mrs.  Thomas  J. 
Rend,  Mrs.  W.  P. 
Rice,  Mrs.  M.  H. 
Rigney,  Mrs.  Mary 
Robinson,  Mrs.  John  C. 
Robinson,  Mrs.  C.  A. 


Roche,  Miss  Susan 
Roebie,  Mrs.  W.  C. 
Rourke,  Mrs.  Emma 
Rourke,  Miss  Emma  D. 
Ryan.  Mrs.  Andrew  J. 
Ryan,  Mrs.  J.  J. 
Schneider,  Mrs.  A. 
Schowalter,  Mrs.  Geo.  E. 
Scully,  Mrs.  D.  F. 
Scully,  Mr.  Thos.  F. 
Sevey,  Mrs.  Geo.  E. 
Sheridan,  Mrs.  X.  J. 
Shields,  Mrs.  Sarah 
Short,  Mrs.  C.  J. 
Short.  Mr.  C.  J. 
Short,  Mrs.  M.J. 
Shortall.  Mrs.  J.  G. 
Shugrue,  Mrs.  M.  F. 
Smith,  Mrs.  E.  M. 
Smith,  Mrs.  J.C. 
Smith,  Mr.  J.C. 
Smith,  Miss  Margaret 
Spalding,  Mrs.  C.  F. 
Stack,  Miss  Joanna 
Stack,  Mrs.  James. 
Steinbach,  Miss  L. 
Stenson,  Mrs.  James 
Stehan,  Mrs.J.  E. 
Stockton,  Mrs.  John  W. 
Sullivan,  Mrs.  D.  E. 
Sullivan,  Mrs.  M. 
Sullivan,  Mr.  Alex 
Swanson,  Mrs.  A.  J. 
Sweeney,  Mrs.  Jas.  F. 


134 


Auxiliary 

Theurer,  Mrs.  Joseph 
Tonahy,  Miss  N. 
Turk,  Miss  Emma 
Tuthill,  Mrs.  R.  S. 
Tuttle,  Mrs.  G. 
Tuttle,  Mrs.  R. 
Twomey,  Mrs.  W.  T. 
Vizard,  Miss  Mary  B. 
Vaughn,  Miss  M.  E. 
Ward,  Miss  Anna 
Ward,  Mrs.  M.  E. 
Washburne,  Mrs.  Hempstead 


— (C0ntuu»& 

Watry,  Mrs.  N. 
Webb,  Mrs.  Thos. 
Welch,  Mrs.  W.  H. 
Well,  Mrs.  Thomas 
Williams,  Mrs.  G.  W. 
Winslow,  Mrs.  Chas.  S. 
Wise,  Mrs.  Louis  M. 
Wise,  Mr.  Louis  M. 
Wolford,  Mrs.  Jacob  J. 
Young,  Mrs.  Fred 
Zen,  Mrs.  Wm. 


135 


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O 


X. 


nf       Qlnnu^nt  Qlnrn^r 


"<O|ere  sfyall  no  coil  approactj  unto  tfyee,  nor  stjall  ttje  scourge 
come  ntgrf  %  btoetlmg;  for  £76  fyattj  gioen  £715  angels  charge 
^  ooer  tljee,  to  keep  tfyee  in  all  ttyy  ways.    PS.  xc.,  \Q=\\. 

,HE  day  so  long  desired  had  dawned.  The  convent 
walls  were  in  course  of  erection  and  its  corner  stone 
awaited  the  blessing  of  Mother  Church.  If  the 
dreary  aspect  of  the  out-of-door  world  may  have 
given  cause  for  anxiety,  all  misgivings  were  dis- 
pelled as  the  hour  for  the  ceremonies  approached  by  the  stead- 
ily gathering  concourse  of  people  within  the  grounds.  De- 
spite a  raw  atmosphere  and  drizzling  rain,  an  escort  of  fifty  of 
Chicago's  notable  laity  attended  His  Grace  Most  Rev.  Arch- 
bishop Quigley,  and  clergy;  also  accompanying  were  the  rep- 
resentative Catholic  societies  of  the  city,  a  great  body  of  men 
whose  presence  and  dignified  bearing  proclaimed  splendid 
testimony  of  their  loyal  faith.  They  met  at  the  residence  of 
the  Archbishop  and  accompanied  him  to  the  Convent  of  the 
Good  Shepherd,  where,  amid  impressive  ceremonies,  assisted 
by  a  choir  of  100  voices  from  St.  Vincent's  Church,  the  con- 
vent corner  stone  was  laid  on  Sunday,  October  25th,  1908. 

Rev.  Father  J.  L.  O'Reagan,  C.  M.,  was  the  first  to  address 
this  assembly  of  some  8,000  people,  who,  sheltered  beneath 
umbrellas  and  oblivious  of  discomfort,  listened  to  his  earnest 
appeal  in  behalf  of  Christ's  erring  souls.  A  most  eloquent 
tribute  was  tendered  the  Sisters  by  Hon.  Judge  Tuthill,  al- 
ways an  ardent  supporter  of  their  cause,  and  in  view  of  his 

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judicial  position,  well  equipped  to  speak  intelligently  upon  the 
subject.  His  continued  interest  in  the  success  of  the  institu- 
tion and  appreciation  of  the  results  achieved  by  the  Sisters  of 
the  Good  Shepherd  reveal  a  broad-minded  charity,  as  he  is  not 
a  member  of  the  Catholic  faith.  The  following,  which  is 
quoted  from  the  Chicago  Examiner  of  October  26th,  contains 
the  gist  of  his  remarks  upon  this  occasion,  and  is  a  testimonial 
worthy  of  preservation  : 

"Judge  Tuthill  spoke  feelingly  of  the  good  that  the  Sisters 
of  the  Good  Shepherd  have  been  quietly  doing  for  years.  He 
declared  that  these  Sisters  worked  without  blare  of  trumpets, 
that  they  gave  up  their  families  and  society,  sacrificed  their 
fortunes  in  many  instances  and  gave  their  lives  entirely  to 
work  among  the  wayward  women  and  girls. 

"  'I  have  known  of  the  unselfish,  loving  work  of  these  Sisters 
of  the  Good  Shepherd  for  thirty-five  years,'  said  Judge  Tut- 
hill. Tn  the  last  ten  years  I  have  known  much  of  their  work 
because,  in  my  judicial  capacity,  I  have  had  to  send  many  a 
wayward  soul  here,  which  these  religious  women  have  re- 
claimed. They  have  saved  to  society  many  precious  lives  and 
have  transformed  thousands  of  wayward  girls  into  noble,  re- 
ligious women. 

"  'No  one  occupies  a  higher,  prouder  position,  no,  not  even 
the  President  of  this  great  and  glorious  country,  than  the  wom- 
an who  makes  a  home.  These  Sisters  are  making  women 
who  will  make  homes  out  of  some  material  which  less  Chris- 
tian and  less  devoted  souls  would  shrink  from  handling.  It 
is  the  duty  of  every  Christian  to  help,  and  may  God  speed 
this  inspired  work.' ' 

There  were  other  speakers  who  attested  their  admiration 
and  bespoke  the  earnest  hope  that  the  work  might  secure  the 
assistance  necessary  to  its  maintenance  and  welfare,  among 
them  Hon.  Judge  E.  O.  Brown  and  Win.  J.  Onahan. 

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XI. 


ttljttt 


"  (Ebon  sb.alt  sprinkle  me  roitb  hyssop  anb3  stjall 
be  deanseb;  tliou  sb,alt  trash,  me  anb  3  srjall  be 
mabe  trbjter  tfyan  snonx"  PS.  I.,  9. 

HE  idea  which  many  of  us  entertain  concerning  the 
life  of  the  inmates  of  the  House  of  the  Good  Shep- 
herd  is  possibly  one  of  gloom  and  sorrow,  a  house- 
hold  devoid  of  joy  or  hope,  and  without  seeking 
further  enlightenment  we  dismiss  its  contemplation 
with  a  shudder.  But  come,  let  us  enter  beyond  the  door  which 
the  white-robed  Sister  has  unlocked,  and  our  footsteps  shall 
be  led  through  a  fair  pasture  wherein  souls  dwell  seeking  the 
path  of  salvation.  So  calm  is  the  atmosphere  that  we  may 
imagine  we  have  reached  the  brink  of  Bethsaida,  the  sheep 
pool  of  old,  which,  at  the  bidding  of  God's  angel,  poured  forth 
the  waters  of  healing. 

\\  V  enter  first  a  sunny  and  peaceful  corridor  at  one  end 
of  which  is  an  oratory,  and  growing  plants  ranged  about  be- 
queath a  cheerful  aspect;  upon  the  white  walls  messages  of 
God's  love  and  goodness  speak  comfort.  To  the  left  is  the 
large,  bright  class  room  of  the  Juvenile  Department,  occupied 
by  groups  of  industrious  girls  busily  engaged  at  needlework. 
At  the  time  of  our  visit  they  are  perhaps  embroidering  insignia 
of  various  sorts  used  by  different  colleges,  schools  or  large 
business  houses,  and  which  is  sent  to  the  Institution  by  firms 
engaged  in  its  manufacture.  The  girls  here  represent  prac- 
tically all  ages  and  have  been  placed  in  some  instances  by 
their  parents,  or  are  committed  by  the  Courts,  either  because 

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they  have  not  the  proper  guardians  or  through  the  fact  that 
their  home  surroundings  and  associations  endanger  their 
morals.  Parents  place  their  daughters  with  the  Sisters  when 
they  have  become  too  unruly  for  home  management  and  the 
realization  is  forced  upon  them  that  the  first  steps  downward 
are  being  taken.  But  the  girls  are  not  of  the  depraved  order, 
and  when  permitted  to  remain  in  the  Institution  for  any  rea- 
sonable length  of  time  their  progress  is  most  encouraging,  in 
time  returning  to  the  world  fulfilling  a  sphere  of  usefulness 
and  leading  a  Christian  life.  The  program  of  the  day  con- 
stitutes a  portion  devoted  to  sewing  or  embroidery,  accord- 
ing to  the  particular  accomplishment  of  the  pupil ;  at  noon, 
dinner  and  recess,  an  hour  and  a  half;  the  afternoon  devoted  to 
study.  They  are  a  bright  and  happy  group  of  young  folks 
whom  a  word  of  commendation  will  delight. 

Ushered  into  an  adjoining  room  the  whirring  of  numerous 
machines  operated  by  electricity  greets  us,  and  here  we  find 
another  group  of  this  same  department  comprised  of  the  girls 
who  have  advanced  sufficiently  to  work  upon  garments — 
skirts,  waists,  wrappers,  etc.,  according  to  skill.  The  material 
is  sent  to  the  Institution  by  various  manufacturers  in  the  city, 
and  it  is  accepted  gratefully,  not  at  all  because  it  represents 
any  pecuniary  value  to  the  Sisters,  which  unfortunately  it  does 
not,  but  because  of  the  means  it  affords  to  inculcate  the  virtue 
of  industry,  the  first  and  most  important,  the  keynote  which 
brings  harmony  to  the  whole.  Coming  to  the  Sisters  un- 
taught, of  idle  habit,  it  is  no  slight  task  to  overcome  the  indo- 
lent spirit,  although  when  once  convinced  that  there  is  no 
alternative  they  finally  make  the  best  of  it.  Then,  too,  they 
grow  to  dearly  love  the  Sisters,  from  whom,  perhaps,  they 
have  received  their  first  kindness.  If  the  poor  children  were 

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in  the  world  striving  to  earn  a  living  upon  the  miserable  sum 
which  they  earn  here,  or  have  the  ability  to  earn  anywhere, 
their  lot  would  indeed  be  a  far  cry  from  the  sweet  and  simple 
home  comforts,  the  kind  and  watchful  care  and  practical  educa- 
tion bestowed  upon  them  by  the  Sisters  of  the  Good  Shep- 
herd.    Or  where  in  sickness  they  would  be  wisely  and  lov- 
ingly tended.     One  great  difficulty  which  interferes  with  the 
completeness  of  their  task  is  the  fact  that  there  is  no  rigid 
law  which  compels  the  girls  to  remain  in  the  Institution  for 
a  period  of  time  which  the  Sisters  would  find  sufficient  to 
bring  about  good  results.     If  the  court  commits  a  girl  for  a 
certain  period,  after  a  few  weeks  the  parents  are  constantly 
seeking   her   release,    besieging   the    Sisters,    tormenting   the 
magistrate,  and  urging  the  girl  to  return  home ;  not  often,  in- 
deed, moved  by  motives  of  parental  affection,  but  in  many 
cases  actuated  by  the  desire  for  the  meagre  wage  which  the 
child  may  earn.     Suspicion  and  discontent  are  thus  engen- 
dered, and  the  girl  returns  to  the  class  room  in  a  sullen  mood, 
remaining  thus  until  her  release  is  effected,  when  she  resumes 
once  more  her  former  habits,  and  perhaps  in  time  enters  the 
ranks  of  the  depraved,  all  of  which   might  have  been  pre- 
vented by  a  year's  residence  with  the  Sisters  of  the  Good 
Shepherd.     This  period,  indeed,  seems  all  too  short  a  time 
in  which  to  sow  the  seeds  of  virtue  and  industry  in  gardens 
so  choked  with  weeds.    A  little  time  is  certainly  necessary  to 
win  them  from  love  of  excitement  and  the  garish  life  of  the 
street  to  which  they  have  been  accustomed,  and  it  is  not  sur- 
prising that  the  contrast  of  quiet  convent  days  does  not  im- 
mediately induce  a  contented  spirit,  to  say  nothing  of  grat- 
itude, the  latter  being  the  last  attribute  which  their  guardians 

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discover,   though   in   time   this,   too,   is   won,   an    example   of 
unfailing  patience  and  faithful  kindness  having  its  effect. 

At  the  end  of  the  hall  another  door  is  unlocked  and  we 
enter  the  Reformatory.  Within  is  maintained  the  same  ideal 
surrounding;  a  large  and  airy  class  room,  furnished  with 
books,  pictures,  the  piano,  and  always  the  little  oratory.  The 
girls  of  this  section  are  employed  in  the  laundry  and  at  kin- 
dred tasks ;  part  of  their  time  is  devoted  to  the  sewing  ma- 
chine. As  in  the  Juvenile  department,  they  are  instructed  in 
the  fundamental  principles  of  the  English  language  and 
studies  contained  in  the  primary  curriculum,  their  education 
in  a  majority  of  instances  having  been  totally  neglected.  A 
classification  according  to  age  is,  of  course,  not  possible.  She 
who  seeks  shelter  requires  no  other  credential  save  a  repentant 
heart.  Her  own  name  is  recorded  in  secret  and  another  be- 
stowed Upon  her  by  which  she  is  known  while  in  the  Insti- 
tution. It  matters  not  her  creed  nor  her  country.  Her  former 
life  may  be  laid  aside  as  a  garment  worn.  Each  division  is 
equipped  with  its  separate  class  room,  dining  room,  kitchen, 
playground  and  dormitory,  conducted  separately,  the  tasks 
attendant  upon  their  care  being  assigned  to  girls  respectively 
of  each  department. 

Under  the  direction  of  the  Sisters  in  charge,  the  machin- 
ery of  the  laundry  is  operated  by  the  girls.  All  is  manipulated 
with  ease  and  expedition,  the  equipment  consisting  of  every 
modern  aid  necessary  for  systematic  handling  of  the  work.  In 
the  ironing  room  each  one  works  at  a  separate  stand,  and  no 
one  is  idle.  The  Sisters  tell  us  that  those  girls  who  have  re- 
mained with  them  for  any  length  of  time  chafe  under  a  slack 
condition  of  work  and  pray  fervently  for  its  increase.  The 

ISO 


Uicut  nf  Hauaturij 


Hurmitiinj 


Juucutb 

Ditrmtlnry 


desire  of  those  in  charge  is  to  keep  them  as  busy  and  con- 
tented as  possible,  and  industrious  activity  is  necessary  in 
order  that  they  may  have  little  or  no  time  for  unhappy  ret- 
rospection. In  each  case  they  are  employed  upon  the  task 
for  which  they  display  the  greatest  aptitude. 

The  kitchen  is  also  equipped  with  modern  devices  which 
reduce  the  labor  of  preparing  food  for  so  large  a  family.  The 
spotlessly  clean  and  pleasant  dining  rooms  are  at  present 
crowded  and  the  white  dormitories  are  also  beset  by  the  same 
difficulty.  The  fact  that  this  building  contains,  in  addition  to 
the  forty  Sisters,  some  500  inmates  with  more  arriving,  will 
convince  us  that  the  convent  building  has  certainly  not  been 
completed  a  day  too  soon,  as  this  crowded  condition  is  detri- 
mental to  the  best  results  desired. 

Few  up-to-date  convent  boarding  schools  contain  brighter 
class  rooms,  sunnier  corridors  or  dormitories.  Most  certainly 
none  could  be  equipped  with  better  sanitary  conditions.  The 
environment  bestows  health  of  mind  and  body  and  is  the  very 
breath  of  peace  and  simple  comfort.  The  high  walls  deny  a 
curious  world  and  the  stricken  soul  may  walk  unmolested 
through  green  lawns  and  garden  paths.  The  tortured  heart 
has  found  "Sanctuary!" 

It  may  occur  to  some  of  us  that  the  most  discouraging 
phase  arises  from  the  relapse  into  evil  ways  after  periods  of 
reform.  We  cannot  quite  trust  the  conversion.  Not  so,  how- 
ever, with  the  Sisters  of  the  Good  Shepherd.  They  will  re- 
late to  you  numerous  incidents  of  girls  who  have  been  sent 
to  them  unwillingly;  who  left  them  again  and  yet  again,  re- 
turning in  time  of  their  own  volition,  seeking  regeneration, 
and  eventually  succeeding  in  overcoming  all  temptation  and 

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winning  the  gift  of  final  perseverance.  If  we  pause  to  con- 
sider the  magnitude  of  such  a  victory,  of  the  struggle  through 
which  the  soul  has  passed,  humility  will  be  our  portion,  and 
pondering  the  lesson  that  the  just  man's  fall  is  counted  seventy 
times  seven  in  the  day,  we  may  grant  patience  to  the  sinner. 

There  are  days  of  Heavenly  rejoicing  in  the  convent  when 
the  purifying  waters  of  baptism  are  poured  upon  those  who 
have  worked  and  prayed  for  this  gift  (for  it  is  not  granted 
easily),  and  again  when  the  ransomed  souls  kneel  to  receive 
the  body  and  blood  of  their  Saviour.  The  Sisters  treasure  in- 
stances of  conversion  which  seem  nothing  short  of  miraculous, 
living  testimony  of  God's  power  and  goodness.  "To  watch 
the  working  of  God's  grace  within  these  poor  souls,"  said  one 
of  the  Sisters,  "is  wonderful !"  Her  ardor  is  appreciated  if 
one  is  privileged  to  view  the  "Children"  congregated  in  the 
convent  chapel  before  the  Blessed  Sacrament  on  the  day  of 
their  Baptism  or  First  Communion.  Upon  the  countenance 
of  each  purity,  peace,  and  holy  resolve  are  written.  Renewed 
in  Christ  they  return  to  their  companions  as  an  encouraging 
example  and  a  sweet  compensation  to  their  guardians. 

The  present  statistics  of  the  Institution  record  a  harvest 
of  more  than  18,000  souls  committed  to  its  care  within  the 
last  fifty  years. 

The  splendid  progress  of  the  new  habitation  at  Grace 
Street,  the  hopeful  outlook  and  host  of  friends,  are  due  in  the 
greater  measure  to  the  able  generalship  and  superhuman  en- 
deavor of  Mother  Mary  of  Loretta  Grace,  the  present  dearly 
loved  Superior.  The  Chapel  and  Magdalen  Wing  are  lacking 
to  complete  an  imposing  architectural  harmony,  to  say  noth- 
ing of  the  actual  need  for  these  buildings  which  will  shortly 
occur.  Let  us  hope  generous-hearted  friends  will  do  all  in 

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their  power  to  hasten  the  completion  of  the  structures  which 
are  necessary  for  the  welfare  of  the  Institution. 

For  ourselves,  whom  God  has  chosen  to  work  His  will  in 
a  different  sphere,  let  us  as  women  contribute  our  share,  mani- 
festing our  admiration  for  a  noble  work,  for  those  splendid 
daughters  of  Christ,  the  Sisters  of  the  Good  Shepherd,  a 
crown  of  honor  to  our  sex,  who  are  consecrated  so  especially 
to  carry  forth  His  designs.  It  is  indeed  a  most  rare  vocation 
which  calls  the  fairest  blossoms  of  purity,  bidding  them  seek 
amid  spiritual  disease  the  prisoner  of  sin,  nursing  her  back  to 
health.  Well  for  us  if  our  charity  shall  earn  the  grateful  plea 
of  a  pure  advocate,  or  the  beseeching  prayer  of  the  Magdalen 
whose  contrite  heart  and  purged  soul  finds  in  our  Lord  so 
ready  a  listener,  so  dear  a  friend.  If  we  have  aided  in  the 
cure  of  souls  grown  glorious  in  His  sight,  may  we  not  hope 
to  find  in  the  hour  of  judgment  our  own  failures  written  in 
the  sand,  even  though  so  much  has  been  given  to  us  that  much 
may  justly  be  expected. 


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(^rom  tfye  Spanish  of  Bartolome  £eonarbo  be  Qrgcnsola.*) 

Blessed,  yet  sinful  one,  and  broken-hearted ! 

The  crowd  are  pointing  at  her  so  forlorn, 

In  wonder  and  in  scorn ! 
Thou  weepest  days  of  innocence  departed ! 

Thou  weepest,  and  thy  tears  have  power  to  move 

The  Lord  to  pity  and  love. 

The  greatest  of  thy  follies  is  forgiven, 

Even  for  the  least  of  all  the  tears  that  shine 

On  that  pale  cheek  of  thine. 
Thou  didst  kneel  down,  to  Him  who  came  from  Heaven, 

Evil  and  ignorant,  and  thou  shalt  rise 

Holy,  and  pure,  and  wise. 

It  is  not  much  that  to  the  fragrant  blossom 

The  ragged  brier  should  change,  the  bitter  fir 

Distil   Arabian   myrrh; 
Nor  that,  upon  the  wintry  desert's  bosom, 

The  harvest  should  rise  plenteous,  and  the  swain 

Bear  home  the  abundant  grain. 

But  come  and  see  the  bleak  and  barren  mountains, 

Thick  to  their  tops  with  roses ;  come  and  see 

Leaves  on  the  dry,  dead  tree ! 
The  perished  plant,  set  out  by  living  fountains 

Grows  fruitful,  and  its  beauteous  branches  rise 

Forever  toward  the  skies. 

*Collection  of  William  Cullen  Brvant. 


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3(n 


"  Say  tfys  boby  anynjfyere;  be  not  concerneb 
about  tljat.  (El^is  only  3  request  tfyat  you 
remember  me  at  tfye  altar  of  tl|e  £ori), 
n)l]eresoeper  you  may  be." 


fln  flDemoriam 


Baggott,  Edward 
Beebe,  Thomas  H. 
Bowen,  Chancy  H. 
Boomer,  Mr. 
Bouton,  N.  T. 
Bradley,  C.  D..  M.  D. 
Brenan,  Hon.  Thomas 
Burke.  James  H. 
Cashion,  John 
Cavanagh,  Patrick 
Caulfield,  B.  G. 
Corkery,  Daniel 
Condon,  W.  H. 
Corwith,  Mr. 
Corrigan,  Mrs.  Mary 
Clark,  J.  V. 
Crane,  Albert 
Dalton,  Joh.  E. 
Dennehy,  C. 
Derrickson,  R.  P. 


Dore,  E.  F. 
Dunne,  Edward 
Dunne,  James 
Fairbanks,  N.  K. 
Fitzpatrick,  Mrs.  Marg. 
Farwell,  C.  B. 
Farwell,  J.  V. 
Gahan,  Thomas 
Goggin,  James 
Gormully.  R.  P. 
Hallowed,  Mrs.  John 
Hayden,  Edward 
Headen,  Mr.  Frank 
Henrotin,  F.,  M.  D. 
Hooley,  R. 
Hoyne,  Philip  A. 
Jackson,  Mrs.  E. 
Keeley,  Michael 
Kiolbassa,  Peter 
Larkin,  Mrs.  M.  A. 


160 


fln  flfeemoriam 


Lehman,  C.  J. 
Lynch,  Thomas 
Moran,  Hon.  Thomas  A. 
Moran,  Mrs.  Josephine 
Mulveil,  Mrs.  Mary 
Murphy,  John 
McAuley,  Michael 
McAuley,  Mrs.  Michael 
McDonald,  P.,  M.  D. 
McDonnell,  Miss  H. 
McHugh,  P. 
McLaughlin,  W.  F. 
McMannon,  Miss  Bridget 
McMullen,  Mrs.  James 
McMullen,  James 
Neu,  Bernard 
O'Brien,  Wm. 
Onahan,  Mrs.  W.  J. 
O'Hara,  Daniel 
O'Hara,  Mrs.  Daniel 
O'Neill,  Mrs.  Ann 


O'Reilly,  Eugene 
O'Reilly,  Mrs.  Eugene 
Quan,  W.  J. 
Reid,  John 
Riordan,  Mathew 
Scullin,  Mrs.  John 
Senn,  Nicholas,  M.    D. 
Sherwin,  Joseph 
Sheppers,  D.  Q.,  M.  D. 
Shields,  Michael 
Scammon,  Henry 
Smith,  Mrs.  Ann 
Smith,  Gen.  G.  W. 
Smith,  Peter 
Starr,  Miss  Eliza  Allen 
Stack,  John 
Stenson,  James 
Sullivan,  J.  B. 
Weiner,  William,  M.  D. 
Young,  Otto 


161 


1859 


1909 


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Inscribed    by  Ihe 


in  i   nicaqo 


I'hjeir 


"Anfc  31  urill  01  U?  tlje?  Jjifctott  treasures, 
attfo  1(|?  nmre abJt  rtcl|r0  0f  B^rr^t  plare a, 
tljal  tl|nw  rnagfat  kttaiu  3(  am  tl| 
tuljo  rail  th??  bg  ti|g  nam?."  3Ia.  xlu. 


Icupfartora 


Aden,  B. 
Agnew,  John 
Agnew,  John  B. 
Agnew,  P.    J. 
Allen.  B. 
Alt,  G.  H.,  M.  D. 
Amberg,  William  A. 
Angelberg,  Michael 
Anguish,  B.D. 
Armstrong,  H.  J. 
Baggott.  Edward 
Ball,  F.  L. 
Barrett,  Joseph 
Barrett,  Professor 
Beck,  J.  G.,  M.  D. 
Beebe,  Thomas 
Beidler,  G. 
Beuller,  Mrs.  E.  L. 
Bennett.  Miss  N. 
Bergmeyer,  Mrs.  M. 
Berkly,  Mrs.  M. 
Biggar,  Wm.  J. 
Black,  J. 

Black,  Hon.  John  C. 
Blatz,  Val. 
Blish,  Mrs.  George 
Boomer,  Mr. 
Booth,  John 
Bouton,  N.  S. 
Bowen,  Chancy 
Boyle,   Thomas 
Bradley,  C.  D.,  M.  D. 


Brand,  M. 
Bremner,  D.  T. 
Bremner,  Mr.  R.  J. 
Breen,  J. 
Breyer,  Chas.  C. 
Brosseau,  Z.  P. 
Brower,  Daniel  R.,  M.  D 
Brown,  Hon.  E.  O. 
Buehrle,  C.  F. 
Burke,  Alex 
Burke,  Frank 
Burke,  James  H. 
Burke,  Miss  Nora 
Burke,  Robert  Emmet 
Burke,  T.  J. 
Burns,  John 
Burns,  Jno.  E. 
Burns,  Miss  M.  E. 
Busse,  Hon.  Fred  A. 
Cannan,  Mrs.  D. 
Cannon,  Thomas  1 1. 
Carey,  E.  F. 
Carr,  C. 
Carroll,  D.  M. 
Cashion,  John 
Caulfield,  B.  G. 
Cavanagh,  John 
Caverly,  J.  R. 
Clifford,  John 
Clark,  J.  V. 
Clark,  H.  B. 


163 


Clark,  J.  M. 
Clarke,  H.  V. 
Clarke,  Mrs. 
Cohen,  John 
Coleman,  F.  D. 
Condon,  W.  H. 
Connors,  M. 
Conway,  S. 
Conway,  R.  F. 
Cooke,  Geo.  J. 
Cooper,  Jno.  S. 
Cooper,  John 
Cooper,  R.  S. 
Cooper,  Robert  W. 
Copeland,  C.  C. 
Corcoran,  F.  E. 
Cordo,  M.  F.  I. 
Corkery,  Daniel 
Corwith,  Mr. 
Coughlin,  John  J. 
Cox,  Mrs.  Wm. 
Crane,  W.  J. 
Crane,  Albert 
Crowe,  Miss  K. 
Crowe,  Thomas,  M.  D. 
Cudahy,  John 
Cudahy,  Michael 
Cullerton,  C.  F. 
Cullerton,  E.  F. 
Culliny,  P. 
Cummings,  Andrew 
Dalton,  John  E. 
Davis,  John  D. 
Davis,  N.  S.,  Jr.,  M.  D. 
Dawes,  C.  W. 
Dean,  W. 


Deering,  M. 
Delaney,  Thomas  F. 
Dempsey,  Miss  B. 
Dennehy,  C. 
Dennehy,  Chas. 
Dennehy,  Mrs.  Ann 
Derrickson,  R.  P. 
Devine,  M. 
Devine,  Wm. 
Devlin,  Chas.  J. 
Dolan,  A.  N.  J.,  M.  D. 
Domat,  Mrs.  F. 
Donohue,  M.  A. 
Dore,  E.  F. 
Dore,  R.  M. 
Dorsey,  John 
Dreiske,  Louis  F. 
Duffy,  C.  N. 
Edgecomb,  Robert  T. 
Edgcomb,  R.  F. 
Emmerich,  Chas. 
Erickson,  E.  O. 
Fairbanks,  N.  J. 
Falvey,  John 
Farley,  J.  K. 
Farwell,  J.  V. 
Farwell,  C.B. 
Field,  Mrs.  Marshall,  Jr. 
Finnell,  John 
Fitzpatrick,  Mrs.  Anna 
Flynn,  Hugh 
Fortune,  Peter 
Fox,  P. 

Fuller,  Wesley 
Gahan,  Thomas 


164 


Gahan,  Mrs.  Thomas 
Gallery,  J.  J. 
Gallup,  D.  G. 
Garrity,  Patrick 
Giles,  James 
Goggin,  James 
Gormully,  P. 
Gormully,  Mrs.  Philip 
Govern,  M. 
Grace,  Miss  Imeldo 
Grady,  W.  J. 
Graham,  A.  H. 
Grant,  Mrs.  U.  S. 
Haller,  G. 
Halligan,  Frank 
Hallowed,  John 
Halowed,  Mrs.  M. 
Halpin,  John  D. 
Hammell,  E. 
Hamberg,  Simon 
Hanacy,  J.  B. 
Hand,  Peter 
Hanecy,  E. 
Haney,  John  B. 
Hanlon,  J.  J. 
Hannah,  Mrs.  A.  D. 
Harahan,  W.  J. 
Hardy,  F.  A. 
Hardy,  F.  E. 
Harnisch,  Francis,  M.  D. 
Hayden,  Frank 
Hayes,  D.  H. 
Headen,  Frank 
Heeney,  John  B. 
Heffernan,  P.  H. 
Henney,  John  B. 


Henrotin,  Fernand,  M.  D. 

Hereley,  Mrs.  M.  B. 

Higgins,  J.  F. 

Hines,  Edward 

Hock,  Joseph 

Hogan,  T.A.,  M.  D. 

Holbrook,  B. 

Hooley,  R. 

Hooley,  Mrs.  R. 

Howe,  W. 

Hoyne,  Philip 

Hughes,  John 

Humphrey,  John 

Hutchinson,  Chas.  L. 

Hurley,  T.  D. 

Hyde,  James  N.,  M.  D. 

Hyllested,  M. 

Ishani,  M. 

Johnson,  A.  L. 

Keith,  Edson 

Keefe,  Thos.  H. 

Keefe,  Miss  M.  A. 

Keeley,  Michael 

Kelly,  James 

Kelly,  J.J. 

Kelley,  Thomas 

Kenally.  M. 

Kenna,  Mrs.  E. 

Kennedy,  Mrs.  M. 

Keyes,  R.  A. 

Kimball,  N.  W. 

King.  J.A. 

Kiolbassa,  Peter 

Kirke,  Jas.  J. 

Kock,  Michael 

Kransz,  Peter  P. 


165 


Kreer,  J.  J. 
Krentzler,  E. 
Kuntz,  Peter 
Lacey,  E. 
Laflin,  Geo. 
Lamb,  Miss  M. 
Lantry,  Thomas  B. 
Laughlin,  Jones 
Lehman,  Mrs.  A. 
Lehman,  C.  J. 
Lloyd,  W.  J. 
Lloyd,  W.  G. 
Loeb,  William 
Loftus,  P. 
Lowden,  F.  O. 
Lucas,  J. 
Lynch,  Thomas 
Lynch,  J.  A. 
Lynch,  James 
Lynch,  J.  D. 
Lydon,  Wm.  A. 
Lyons,  Jas. 
Mack,  J.  W. 
Mackin,  J. 
Mackin,  John     » 
Maher,  James 
Mahoney,  G.  W.,  M.  D. 
Mair,  Chas.  A. 
Malloy,  Jno. 
Marshall,  Geo. 
Marshall,  Geo.  E. 
Maueribo,  D. 
Mayer,  Oscar 
McAuley,  Frank 
McBean,  M. 
McCasselly,  Sidney 


McConnell,  James 
McDonald,  M. 
McDonnell,  V.  D. 
McDonnell,  Miss  H. 
McEvoy,  Joseph 
McEwen,  W.  M. 
McGivern,  T.  F. 
McGovern,  M. 
McGovern,  M.  H. 
McGuire,  Mrs.  John 
McGuire,  Miss  Antoinette 
McHugh,  P. 
McKenna,  Phillip  1. 
McKinley,  M.  L. 
McLoughlin,  W.  F. 
McMaster,  John  A. 
McMaster,  John  A. 
McNally,  T. 
McNamee,  Mrs.  M. 
McVeagh,  Franklin 
Meehan,  Mrs.  D. 
Meehan,  M. 
Miller,  Mrs.  Roswell 
Montgomery,  F.  M. 
Morgan,  Leslie 
Moxley,  Wm.  J. 
Mudd,  F.  X. 
Murphy,  J.  B.,  M.  D. 
Murphy,  D.  J. 
Murray,  Owen 
Naughton,  M. 
Ogden,  Wm.  B. 
Onahan,  Hon.  W.  J. 
Ostrowski,  Theodore 
O'Brien,  D. 
O'Brien,  J.  H. 


166 


O'Brien,  Miss  M. 
O'Connell,  T. 
O'Connor,  Miss  A. 
O'Connor,  Mrs. 
O'Donnell.  P.  H. 
O'Keefe,  P.  J. 
O'Kccfe.  Mrs.  P.  J. 
O'Leary.  J. 
O'Leary,  Mrs.  Jas. 
O'Malley,  P. 
O'M alley,  Thomas 
O'Neill,  John,  M.  D. 
O'Neill,  F. 
O'Reilly,  Eugene. 
Patten,  James  A. 
Palmer,  Potter 
Peabody,  J. 
Peabody,  J.  B. 
Peats,  Alfred 
Pierce,  Mrs.  H. 
Piper,  H. 
Plamondon,  A. 
Plamondon,  Mrs.  A. 
Plamondon,  Charles 
Powers.  John 
Powers,  Harry  J. 
Prindiville,  Thomas  W. 
Prindiville,  J.  K. 
Quan,  W.  J. 
Quilty.  John 
Ratty,  N.  F. 
Reed.  Louis 
Reedy,  J.  W. 
Rend.  W.  P. 
Revell,  Alexander  H. 
Reynolds,  J.  J. 


Ringley,  Fred  J. 
Ritchie,  W.  C. 
Robinson,  H.  P. 
Roche,  Mrs.  R. 
Roche,  R. 
Rosene,  E.  A. 
Ruckheim,  Miss  L. 
Ruddy,  Watson 
Russell,  Wm. 
Ryan,  D.  W. 
Ryan,  Frank 
Ryan,  John  M. 
Ryan,  A.  J. 
Ryan,  T. 
Ryan,  T.  J. 
Ryan,  M.  F. 
Ryan,  T.  E. 
Ryan,  J.  J. 
Ryan,  William 
Rycroft,  H.  t. 
Rycroft,  Mrs.  H.  E. 
Ryerson,  James 
Ryerson;  Joseph  T. 
Ryerson,  Martin 
Scammon,  Henry 
Scanlan,  Daniel 
Scharf,  Miss  M. 
Schlitz,  Joseph 
Schlitz,  James 
Schneider,  Adam 
Schoeffer,  P. 
Schowalter,  Mrs. 
Schreiber,  G.  L.,  M.  D. 
Scullin,  John 
Scullin,  Mrs.  John 
Scully,  D.  B. 


167 


Secord,  Mrs.  I.  L. 
Seng,  V.  J. 

Senn,  Nicholas,  M.  D. 
Sexton,  John 
Shaeffer,  Mr.    M. 
Shanahan,  D.  S. 
Shears,  Mrs.  Geo. 
Shields,  M. 
Shufeldt,  H.  H. 
Smith,  Byron  L. 
Smith,  Orson 
Smith,  E.  M.,  M.  D. 
Smith,  Peter 
Smith,  John 
Smith,  Mrs.  J.  G. 
Smulski,  John  A. 
Smyth,  Mrs.  J. 
Smyth,  John  M. 
Southwell,  H.  E. 
Specker,  J.  B. 
Stanton,  W. 
Starr,  Miss  Eliza  Allen 
St.  Clair,  Mrs.  M. 
Stenson,  James 
Stevens,  Percy 
Stuart,  D.  A. 
Sullivan,  J.  B. 
Sullivan,  Wm.  J. 
Sullivan, Michael 
Sullivan,  Mrs.  M. 
Sullivan,  Mrs.  D.  E. 


&.       Sullivan,  D.  E. 

Sullivan,  Mrs.  P.  W. 

Supeen,  Wm.  F. 

Sweeney,  Denis 

Taylor,  Prof.  Thomas 

Taylor,  Mrs.  M.  A. 

Tewes,  Mr.  H. 

Thompson,  Joseph  K. 

Thompson,  Mr.  J.  J. 

Tilden,  Wm. 

Tilley,  Robert,  M.  D. 

Toley,  Mrs.  M. 

Toomey,  M. 

Tosetti,  Ernst 

Tuthill,  Hon.  R.  S. 
&      Wade,  Festus  J. 

Wade,  James  F. 

Wade,  J.  J. 

Walsh,  John  R. 

Walsh.  M.  G. 

Walsh,  Vincent  J. 

Ward,  Mrs.  S. 

Weaver,  H.  E 

West,  Roy  O. 

Williams,  Ralph 

Woerner,  I. 

Wolff,  J. 

Worthington,  Henry 

Yerkes,  Chas.  T. 

Young,  Miss  Ella 

Young,  O. 


168 


Abendpost,  The 
Acme  Cracker  Co. 
Alexian  Brothers 
Aldrich  Bakery 
Allegretti  Co.,  B. 
Allen  Co.,  B. 
American  Tobacco  Co. 
Anguish  Co.,  D.  B. 
Armour  &  Co. 
Ascher  &  Co.,  Theo. 
Atlas  Lead  Co. 
Baggott  Co.,  E. 
Barnett  Bros. 
Barnston  Tea  Company. 
Barrett  &  Barrett 
Bartholomew  &  Leight  Co. 
Batcheller  &  Co.,  Geo. 
Baum  Co.,  C.  F. 
Bear  Bros. 
Becker,  Mayer  &  Co. 
Reed  &  Sherwin 
Benziger  Bros. 
Booth  &  Co.,  A. 
Borsch  &  Co. 
Bowman  Dairy  Co. 
Bradner  Smith  Co. 
Breen  &  Kennedy 
Bremner  Bros. 
Bremner  Bakery  Co. 
Bunge  Pickle  Co. 
Bunge  Co.,  Wm.  H. 
Burlev  &  Co. 
Burley  &  Tyrrell 
Butler  Paper  Co.,  J.  W. 
Cable  Company,  The 
Callahan  &  Co.,  A.  P. 


Cameron,  Amberg  &  Co. 

Carroll  &  Lancaster  Co. 

Carroll's  Sons,  John 

Carson,  Pirie,  Scott  &  Co. 

Carter  &  Howe 

Case  &  Martin 

Casper  Hohn  Co. 

Cavanagh  &  Co. 

Central  Bedding  Co. 

Century  Soap  Co. 

Citizens  Brewing  Co. 

Champion  Chemical  Works 

Chandler  &  Co. 

Chicago  Aid  and  Relief  Fund 

Trudell,  Mr.    (Chairman    above 

society) 

Chicago  Biscuit  Co. 
Chicago  Crushed  Stone  Co. 
Chicago  Edison  Co. 
Chicago  Lead  Co. 
Chicago  Mercantile  Co. 
Chicago  Pie  Co. 
Chicago  Straw  Works. 
Collens  &  Wiese 
Comerford  Co.,  F.  D. 
Commercial  National  Bank 
Consolidated  Bottling  Works 
Consolidated  Fire  Works  Co. 
Conway  Co.,  R.  F. 
Cooke  Co.,  George  A. 
Corbin,  May  &  Co. 
Crane  Bros. 
Cremin  &  O'Connor 
Cupples  Co.,  Samuel 
Danchy  Iron  Works 
Davis  Co.,  John 


169 


Davis  Construction  Co. 

Dawson  Co.,  Martin.  ^ 

Dee  Co.,  Wm.  E. 

Deering,  Hamill  &  Co. 

Delaney  &  Murphy 

Diener  &  Co.,  T.  L. 

Dodge  &  Co.,  H.  L. 

Dr.  E.  L.  Graves  Tooth  Powder  Co. 

Driebus,  Heim  Co. 

Drieska  &  Co.,  L.  F. 

Durand  &  Kasper  Co. 

Durnbury  &  Click 

Eaton  &  Prince  Co. 

Eichengreen  &  Co. 

Emerich  Co.,  Chas. 

Fairbanks  Soap  Co.,  N.  K. 

Fairbanks.  Morse  Co. 

Farley  Candy  Co. 

Field,  Marshall  &  Co. 

First  National  Bank 

Fleischer  Paper  Box  Co. 

Fortune  Bros. 

Frazier  Axle  Grease  Co. 

Fuller  &  Fuller 

Gage,  Downs  Co. 

Gale  &  Blocki 

Gallagher  Bros. 

Garden  City  Paving  &  Post  Co. 

Click  &  Corna 

Goodwillie  &  Co. 

Gormuly  &  Jeffery 

Gould  &  Co.,  L. 

Cradle,  Stroltz  &  Co. 

Granger,  Farwell  &  Co. 

Great  Lakes  Dredging  &  Docks  Co.  4!  ^ 

Hammond  Co.,  G.  W. 


Hamilton  Club 
Haney  Co.,  J.  B. 
Hayes  Bros. 
Headstrom  &  Co.,  E. 
Heath  &  Milligan 
Heinz  Co.,  H.  J. 
Heissler  &  Junge  Co. 
Hennessy,  Evans  &  Co. 
Herrick  Bros. 
Herrick  Co.,W.  P. 
Holman  Soap  Co. 
Home  Bakery 
Homeyer  Co.,  H. 
Hoyne  Bros. 
Illinois  Bottling  Co. 
Interior  Woodwork  Co. 
Interior  Woodmaking  Co. 
International  Bakery 
International  Salt  Co. 
Irwin  Bros. 
Jenkins  &  Reynolds 
Jones,  Laughlin  Co. 
John  R.  Walsh. 
Karpen  &  Bros.,  S. 
Kavanaugh  Bros. 
Keeley  Bros. 
Keeley  &  Company 
Kelly  Coal  Co.,  J.  J. 
Kennedy  Biscuit  Co. 
Kerfoot  Co.,  W.  W. 
Kirk  Soap  Co.,  James  S. 
Knittel  &  Co.,  K. 
Koenig  Medicine  Co. 
Kohnstamm  Co.,  H. 
Lane  Pyrotechnic  Co. 
Lavezzorio  Co.,  J.  B. 


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Libby,  McNeill  &  Libbv 

Liquozone  Co. 

Live  Poultry  Transportation  Co. 

Loeser  &  Co.,  John 

Lusky,  White  &  Coolidge. 

Lyon  &  Healy 

Mandel  Bros. 

Manhattan  Brewing  Co. 

Mann,  John  W. 

Marshall,  Jackson  Co. 

Martin  Dawson  Co. 

Mason,  Lewis  Co. 

Mayer  &  Miller  Co. 

May  wood  Nursery 

McClurg,  A.  C.  &  Co. 

McEvoy  Brewing  Co. 

McLaughlin  Co.,  W.  F. 

McVeagh  Co.,  Franklin 

Meacham  &  Wright  Co. 

Middendorf  Co.,  Geo. 

Moxley  &  Co.,  J. 

Mullen  Brewing  Co. 

M unger  Laundry  Co. 

Murphy  Bros. 

Murphy  Varnish  Co. 

National  Biscuit  Co. 

National  Lead  Co. 

National  Malleable  Casting  Co. 

National  Malleable  Co. 

Nelson  Morris  Co. 

New  Idea  Millinery  Co. 

New  York  Products  Co. 

Newman  &  Sons,  I. 

Nixon  Spice  Co. 

Noel  Co.,  Theo. 


O'Brien  Bros. 
Ogden  Gas  Co. 
Pan-American  Co. 
Pan  Confection  Co. 
Peterson  Nursery 
Piper  Co.,  H. 
Pittsburg  Plate  Glass  Co. 
Plamondon  Mfg.  Co.,  A. 
Porter  Nursery 
Postum  Cereal  Co. 
Price  Baking  Powder  Co. 
Proctor  &  Gamble  Soap  Co. 
Quaker  Oats  Co. 
Quan  Co.,  W.  J. 
Randolph  Box  &  Label  Co. 
Rauth  Bros.  Co. 
Reber  Preserving  Co. 
Reedy  Foundry  Co. 
Revell  &  Co.,  A.  H. 
Rich  Co.,  H.  M. 
Rich  Millinery  Co. 
Richardson  Coal  Co. 
Rockwood  Bros. 
Ruckheim  &  Eckstein 
Ruet  Paper  Box  Co. 
Runtz  Box  Co., Henry 
Ryan  Cooperage  Co.,  W. 
Ryan,  J.  J.  &  Co. 
Ryan  &  Hart 
Schoenhofen  Co.,  Peter. 
Schuetler  &  Holtz. 
Schuettler  Co.,  Peter 
Schultz  Co.,  Joseph 
Schultze  Box  Co. 
Schultze  &  Co. 
Scully  Bros. 


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Scully  Syrup  Co.,  D.  B. 
Seigmund  Co.,  Geo. 
Sexton  &  Co.,  John 
Sharp  &  Smith. 
Shaw  Pickling  Co. 
Sheridan  Bakery  Co. 
Shields  Candy  Co.,  M. 
Siegel  Cooper  &  Co. 
Singer  Sewing  Machine  Co. 
Slyder  Candy  Co. 
Spielman  Bros. 
Sprague,  Warner  Co. 
Standard  Oil  Co. 
Star  Concrete  Co. 
State  Bank  of  Chicago 
State  National  Bank 
Steele-Wedeles  Co. 
Stein  &  Co. 

Stein,  Ebertshauser  &  Co. 
Stenson  Co. 
Sterne  &  Maley  Co. 
Strauss  Bros. 
Stuart  &  Co.,  M.  R. 
Studebaker  MIR.  Co. 

St.  Vincent  de   Paul   Society, 
Dubuque,  Iowa. 

Sour  Kraut  Candv  Co. 


Sullivan  Bros.,  B. 

Sullivan  Machine  Co. 

Sullivan  &  Mack  Co. 

Swift  &  Co. 

Tobey  Co.,  The 

Tobey  Furniture  Co. 

The  Hub  Company 

Thompson  &  Taylor 

Troy  Laundry  Machine  Co. 

Truax,  Greene  Co. 

Union  Wire  Mattress  Co. 

U.  S.  Brewing  Co. 

Wacker  &  Birk 

Wampole  &  Co.,  H.  K. 

Weinhober  Co.,  E. 

Welch  &  Myerth 

Western  Plumbing  Supply  Co. 

Wheeler,  Fisher  Co. 

Wheeler  &  Wilson 

Wills,  D.  &  Co. 

Wilson  Bros. 

Wolf  &  Sons,J. 

Wolf,  J.  Mfg.  Co. 

Wolff  Manufacturing  Co. 

Wyeth  Bros. 

Zander,  Reum  Co. 


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